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***Finally learned the secrets of hard boiled eggs: room temp (just leave on the counter after buying) ladle into boiling water ten minutes ladle into bowl of running cold tap water after 15-30 seconds! when cool enough to handle roll on counter under palm shell slides off.Some of these ingredients are hard to find in a typical grocery store. If either are frozen in a block, I just tap the outside of the bag with a rolling pin. **The scallions are either kept fresh in the fridge in a glass with water covering the roots and a baggie covering all or chopped and frozen in a ziplock. * I grate the ginger ahead of time in a small food processor and freeze in a ziplock bag. Serve with a heap of grated ginger*, chopped scallions**, two sliced hard boiled eggs*** and sea salt. I also add a couple handfuls of dried shitake mushrooms at the same time. I make congee at least twice a month using the 1:8 ratio but I chop up 2-3 thighs and add them 15 minutes before the cook-time is finished (longer cooking just makes them tasteless). Hopefully you'll be on the mend in no time! I hope you weren't looking for a Chicken and Ginger Congee Recipe because you are feeling sick, but if that is the case, I really hope this comforting recipe warms you right up. Some recipes will call for chicken broth, but I used only water and actual chicken thighs to get my essence of the chicken (that's what I call the magical healing powers of chicken soup)! You can also vary the toppings, but I kept it simple today with just chicken and ginger. Simply set and forget, then enjoy! Chicken and Ginger Congee is easy to make If you want to use a slow cooker, try this Chicken Congee with a Slow Cooker. If you want to make quick congee, try this Instant Pot Congee Recipe. There is a bit more chew to it with brown rice, and it takes a little bit longer. I used brown rice, but it can be made just as easily with white rice. There is a lot of liquid in this recipe because you want it to be hydrating, soft, and nourishing. The Chinese names here are in elegant Chinese characters (symbols), translated mainly from English names BUSHIDA Japanese Bushi means 'Warrior, Samurai' and Da means 'Rice Paddy, Field' If, however, you don't know much Japanese, you might first think what would you answer in English ('yes'), and then remember that your teacher said 'Japanese for yes is hai', and you'd say hai Kanji is a big. It takes about one and a half hours to stew, because you want the rice to become fully cooked and broken down. And to top that all off, it is so easy to make for yourself even if you are tied to the couch with a box of tissues.Ĭhinese rice porridge can be eaten anytime of the day, but today, it was perfect for breakfast, or rather, brunch. It's also easy on the stomach and hydrating because of the large amounts of water used to cook it. And like the blanket, congee will warm you right through and make you feel safe and sound.īecause it is so simple in its most basic form, congee is perfect when you are sick. It is so comforting, like the fuzzy blanket I am hidden under while I type this post in my pajamas. Chicken and Ginger Congee is incredibly comfortingĬhicken and Ginger Congee is one of those dishes that I start craving whenever a cold, the flu or general moodiness hits me. There are many varieties of congee, but in its simplest form, it is rice boiled in a large amount of liquid until it softens and starts to break apart. Today I'm on path to recovery(!), but the only thing I can get myself to eat is congee.Ĭongee is also known as rice porridge, jook, zhou, xi fan, or even gruel, but I'm going to stick with calling it congee because that's what I called it growing up. On the third day, I was tied to the couch and mostly slept. The next day, I had bad body aches and shuffled around at home. The other day, I had a really bad headache and grouched my way through the day. I woke up this morning and couldn't think of anything I wanted to eat (say, what?).
It's easy to make - it just requires one pot and some patience while it simmers. It is incredibly nourishing, comforting and delicious. I crave this Chicken and Ginger Congee every time I start feeling a bit sick.