Rolling Boil Congee

2h 45m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add Japanese rice, jasmine rice, and glutinous rice to a bowl.
  2. 2Add water to the rice and soak for 2-3 hours.
  3. 3Check if the rice is fully soaked by pinching a grain to see if it breaks easily.
  4. 4Rinse the soaked rice until the water turns clear, then drain it.
  5. 5Add salt and oil to the rinsed rice and mix well.
  6. 6Add water to the rice and mix.
  7. 7Put the rice into a ziplock bag and freeze overnight.
  8. 8Add water, pork bones, scallions, ginger, and shaoxing wine to a pot.
  9. 9Bring to a boil for 5 minutes until scum rises.
  10. 10Remove the bones from the pot, remove the excess water and scum from them.
  11. 11Wash off the scum from the bones under running water.
  12. 12Heat oil in a pot and add pork and chicken bones, stir-fry until slightly charred.
  13. 13Add piping hot water to create a creamy white broth, then cover.
  14. 14Add dried scallops to the pot.
  15. 15Lower the fire and simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours.
  16. 16Remove the pork bones from the broth.
  17. 17Transfer the bone broth into a pot.
  18. 18Add the frozen rice to the broth.
  19. 19Stir constantly on medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
  20. 20Stir every 5-10 minutes on medium heat for 25 minutes.
  21. 21Stir every 15 minutes in low simmer for 25-45 minutes.
  22. 22Chop fillet fish into thin slices.
  23. 23Season the sliced fish with salt, white pepper, and oil, then mix.
  24. 24Slice pork into strips.
  25. 25Season the sliced pork with white pepper, salt, and egg white, then drizzle with oil and mix.
  26. 26Scoop some congee into a smaller pot.
  27. 27Add salt to the congee.
  28. 28Add chopped century egg and cook for 3 minutes, then stir.
  29. 29Add the pork strips and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  30. 30Pour the century egg and pork congee into a serving bowl.
  31. 31Scoop some congee into a smaller pot.
  32. 32Add salt and white pepper to the congee, then stir.
  33. 33Add the sliced fish and cook for 1-2 minutes, then let the residual heat finish the cooking.
  34. 34Pour the fish congee into a serving bowl.
  35. 35Drizzle sesame oil on top of both congee bowls.
  36. 36Sprinkle white pepper and chopped scallions on both congee bowls.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup Japanese rice
  • 0.33 cup jasmine rice
  • 0.25 cup glutinous rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 3.5 L water
  • 1 kg pork bones
  • 2 stalks scallions
  • 3 slices ginger
  • 1 tbsp shaoxing wine
  • 10 g dried scallops
  • fillet fish
  • 1 pinch white pepper
  • pork
  • egg white
  • chopped century egg
  • sesame oil

Equipment

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