Basic Congee

This basic congee is fragrant ginger rice, long-simmered, halfway between soup and porridge. Garnish it with crunchy, spicy, things, like chopped peanuts, chili crisp, green onions, or anything you like.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 7 cups stock
• 1 cup rice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh ginger

Steps

1. Add stock, rice, salt, and ginger to a large saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, making sure rice does not stick to the bottom. Reduce the heat to low; simmer for 1 hour.