Traditional Chicken Congee

The ultimate comfort food that can be enjoyed by anyone

Made with high quality ingredients and a good rice cooker, this congee recipe can give you a high class
result with minimal effort.

AuthorHungry PandaCategoryDifficultyBeginner

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time5 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time45 mins

INGREDIENTS
 1 rice measuring cup of long grain rice (we use jasmine rice)
 340 g chicken
 14 g fresh ginger
 2 sticks spring onion
 4 sticks coriander
 sea salt
FOR THE CHICKEN MARINADE
 10 ml cornflour
 15 ml oyster sauce
 30 ml water
 5 ml chicken stock
 30 ml vegetable oil

HOW TO MAKE
1

Chop the ginger, coriander and spring onions into thin strips. Add to a bowl with the rest of the marinade ingredients.

2

Cut the chicken into slices and add to the marinade ingredients, massaging the chicken for a few minutes.

3

Add the rice to your rice cooker bowl and fill up to the PORRIDGE level line for 1 with water. Use 1 rice measuring cup to 6 rice measuring cups of water if you don’t have a porridge level line in your rice cooker bowl.

4

Add the chicken to the top of the rice. Select the PORRIDGE function on your rice cooker. Press START.

5

When the cooker switches to ’KEEP WARM’ add the ginger, salt and chicken stock (if required to loosen the congee a little more).

6

Stir well and then garnish with any remaining spring onion.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS
 1 rice measuring cup of long grain rice (we use jasmine rice)
 340 g chicken
 14 g fresh ginger
 2 sticks spring onion
 4 sticks coriander
 sea salt
FOR THE CHICKEN MARINADE
 10 ml cornflour
 15 ml oyster sauce
 30 ml water
 5 ml chicken stock
 30 ml vegetable oil

Directions

HOW TO MAKE
1

Chop the ginger, coriander and spring onions into thin strips. Add to a bowl with the rest of the marinade ingredients.

2

Cut the chicken into slices and add to the marinade ingredients, massaging the chicken for a few minutes.

3

Add the rice to your rice cooker bowl and fill up to the PORRIDGE level line for 1 with water. Use 1 rice measuring cup to 6 rice measuring cups of water if you don’t have a porridge level line in your rice cooker bowl.

4

Add the chicken to the top of the rice. Select the PORRIDGE function on your rice cooker. Press START.

5

When the cooker switches to ’KEEP WARM’ add the ginger, salt and chicken stock (if required to loosen the congee a little more).

6

Stir well and then garnish with any remaining spring onion.

Notes

Traditional Chicken Congee

Add a sliced hard boiled egg to the top of your congee for some extra flair and a protein boost. If you can’t live without spice then sprinkle some chilli flakes, add chilli oil or try adding kimchi!
NOTE – Do not exceed the maximum capacity of your rice cooker.


Watch our recipe video to see how it’s made!