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Recipe·~20 min·gluten-freedairy-freenut-freelow-carb

Chicken Congee

A chicken dish from the Chinese kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Chicken
  • pinch Salt
  • pinch Pepper
  • 1 tsp Ginger Cordial
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • 1 tbs Spring Onions
  • 1/2 cup Rice
  • 8 cups Water
  • 2 oz Coriander

Method

    • MARINATING THE CHICKEN In a bowl, add chicken, salt, white pepper, ginger juice and then mix it together well. Set the chicken aside.
    • RINSE THE WHITE RICE Rinse the rice in a metal bowl or pot a couple times and then drain the water.
    • BOILING THE WHITE RICE Next add 8 cups of water and then set the stove on high heat until it is boiling. Once rice porridge starts to boil, set the stove on low heat and then stir it once every 8-10 minutes for around 20-25 minutes. After 25 minutes, this is optional but you can add a little bit more water to make rice porridge to make it less thick or to your preference. Next add the marinated chicken to the rice porridge and leave the stove on low heat for another 10 minutes. After an additional 10 minutes add the green onions, sliced ginger, 1 pinch of salt, 1 pinch of white pepper and stir for 10 seconds. Serve the rice porridge in a bowl Optional: add Coriander on top of the rice porridge.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52956), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqEfk801E94.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://sueandgambo.com/pages/chicken-congee.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
215kcal
Calories
17g
Protein
26g
Carbs
4.0g
Fat
0.8 g
Fiber
0.5 g
Sugar
150 mg
Sodium
Iron7%
Calcium2%
Vitamin D1%
Vitamin C3%
Vitamin B128%
Potassium5%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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