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Congee (with preserved duck egg and ground chicken)

Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 8 people

Equipment

  • 1 heavy bottom pot

Ingredients

  • ½ cup ground pork
  • 1-3 cup of cooked rice cold
  • 2-6 cups of stock/water
  • Pinch of salt
  • Sesame oil
  • 2 preserved duck eggs

Instructions

  • Cut the preserved egg into bite size pieces
  • Add a bit of oil into the pot and stir fry the ground chicken until there is no pink left. Make sure to break up the ground chicken so it doesn't clump
  • Add the rice and stir fry with the ground pork. Use the spatula to break up the rice. Stir fry for about 2-3 minutes
  • Add the stock to cover the rice. General rule 2:1 is a good start, add more if you like your congee to be more thin (3:1)
  • Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning
  • Add the preserved eggs and simmer for another 5 minutes. Add a bit of salt.
  • Once the rice has soften to a point where you can mush them together, the congee is all done.
  • Add some sesame oil to the congee and salt to taste if needed. Can eat it with preserved veggies