Rice Porridge for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner

Comfort food

Rice Porridge (aka Congee or Jook)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup rice
6 cups water
salt

Directions:

1.  Place rice and water in a deep pot (It boils over easily).
2.  Bring to boil and simmer covered until it thickens, approximately 2 hours.
3.  Season with salt and add toppings as desired

Alternately, add water to cooked rice in a pot and simmer until the rice breaks down into porridge.  Watch pot and add more water to maintain desired consistency and prevent sticking/burning.

Toppings

• Honey or some sugar with milk

• Cooked chicken, grated ginger, soy sauce

• Cooked beef, scallion, soy sauce, sugar

• Add a beaten egg to hot congee

• Soft boiled or poached egg.

• Cooked mushrooms

This link is to a savory recipe from Mark Bittman.  Jook - Rice Porridge