Pork and Century Egg Rice Congee

Name: Pork and Century Egg Rice Congee
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked short-grain white rice; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 6 cups water; 1 cube pork bouillon cube; 2 cups char siu (Chinese roast pork), diced; 6 green onions, chopped; 2 cups water; 2 preserved duck eggs (century eggs), peeled and diced

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This traditional Chinese breakfast rice porridge is filling, cheap, warming, and oh so good. I like my rice well broken down and therefore use a short-grain rice and a longer cooking time. I hope you enjoy! Serve hot in small bowls, garnished with a drop of oyster sauce, chopped scallion greens, and small slices of yau ja gwai (fried chinese bread stick, or chinese crullers).

By Lea Eats

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

3 hrs

additional:

10 mins

total:

3 hrs 30 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 cups

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 cup uncooked short-grain white rice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 cups water
1 cube pork bouillon cube
2 cups char siu (Chinese roast pork), diced
6 green onions, chopped
2 cups water
2 preserved duck eggs (century eggs), peeled and diced

Directions

Step 1
Rinse the rice in several changes of cold water. Drain completely in a mesh strainer and place into a large pot. Stir the vegetable oil into the rice and set aside for 10 minutes.

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Step 2
Stir 6 cups of water, the bouillon cube, char siu, and green onion into the rice. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Stir frequently as the rice cooks to help break the rice grains apart and keep it from burning on the bottom.
Step 3
Stir in the remaining 2 cups of water and the century egg. Continue cooking another 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently until the congee reaches your desired consistency. The congee is ready when the individual grains of rice are no longer discernable and have thickened the soup.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

175 calories; protein 15.6g; carbohydrates 15.8g; fat 5g; cholesterol 92.4mg; sodium 220.4mg. Full Nutrition

Joy

10/23/2009

The best congee that I've made ever. I managed to find the char siu at my favorite asian market. They have it delivered once a week and saved some for me. The owner said it goes out fast and he kindly saved a package for me. I made the recipe just as it is given and will make this often. The preserved duck eggs make it even better. This is a recipe for those who are familiar with asian ingredients and enjoy them. For those new to the duck eggs a small cup served with other favorite asian dishes would be a nice way to introduce them to this delicious congee. Thank you for this recipe.

3 Ratings

5 star values: 2
4 star values: 1
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Joy

10/23/2009

Phyllis Anne

02/15/2010

yummy! Feels good in the tummy on a cold night in Paris.

megan_702

03/31/2012

Delicious! But the oil is unecessary. Still a very good recipe and will definitely make again!

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