Food For The Sick… Chicken Congee Recipe

I still needed my protein kick after the ginger mushroom soup yesterday so I decided to make chicken congee for dinner. My friend actually got Charles & I a rice cooker so I figured I might as well use it

You'll need:

2 cups of rice + 7 cups of water
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning powder (I used ikan bilis/anchovy seasoning powder instead)
1 tablespoon of thinly sliced ginger
1 cup of minced chicken
3 tablespoons of shallots
1 or ½ a cup of brocolli (optional)
Spring onion (optional)

1. Rinse the rice and add 7 cups of water, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning powder and leave to cook in the rice cooker for about 5 minutes.

2. After 5 minutes, add the thinly sliced ginger and minced chicken.

3. Let it cook! My rice cooker also doubles as a steamer so I made steamed broccoli.

4. After 13-15 minutes, check on the congee and stir the contents to check its consistency. If it's too thick, add more water. If you added too much water, leave it to cook for a while more. Add some shallots for some fragrance!

You can serve it plain like so...

Or with extra shallots for added crunch and sprinkle some white pepper and soy sauce on top!

Best served hot! I instantly felt a whole lot better after this meal...

Easy. Good luck!