Porridge: Congee

Congee, is the Asian answer to porridge, traditionally made with rice and chicken stock, then topped with whatever you fancy: spring onions, soy sauce, sesame oil and/or seeds, peanuts, coriander, shredded chicken, eggs, kimchi, fried garlic…. Options are never ending.

Although a long-grained rice could be used to make this I opted for rice flakes to shorten the cooking time.

Also note that this can be made vegetarian/ vegan by using vegetable stock/water and adjusting the toppings appropriately.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

50g rice flakes

300ml chicken stock

To top:

spring onions,

soy sauce

peanuts, roasted

chilli flakes

Method:

1). Place the rice flakes into a small saucepan. Then add hot stock, bring to the boil and simmer on a medium heat for 5 minutes or until the rice flakes are cooked. 2). Top with what you fancy and enjoy!

Nutritional Composition (per serving & above toppings):

Energy (kcal): 240

Fat (g): 6.2

Saturates (g): 0.9

Carbohydrates (g): 37

Sugars (g): 1.4

Protein (g): 7.9

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