Recipe courtesy of Mei Lin
Congee
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr
- Active: 10 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion
2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger
1/2 cup jasmine rice
1/2 cup haiga rice (koshihikari)
2 to 3 tablespoons kosher salt
Serving Suggestions:
Onsen eggs, poached eggs or soft-boiled eggs
Shaved scallions
Fried thinly sliced garlic
Fried thinly sliced shallot
Fried diced spring roll wrappers
Directions
- Heat a 4-quart pot over medium-high heat, add the oil and sweat the onions and ginger until aromatic, about 5 minutes. Add the jasmine rice and haiga rice and toast slightly, about 3 minutes. Add 5 cups water, bring to a boil, lower to medium-low heat and cook, stirring about every 7 minutes so it doesn't scorch and gradually adding another 5 cups water throughout the cooking process, until the mixture resembles porridge, 30 to 45 minutes. Add additional water to loosen if the porridge is too thick. Season with the salt and serve with your favorite toppings.