How to Make Congee

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cube

Vegetable broth is lighter and suitable for vegetarians.

fried shallots

🥗Healthier: baked shallots

💰Cheaper: onions

Baked shallots reduce fat while maintaining flavor.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and similar in taste.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers heart-healthy fats.

Simmer rice in water at the lowest setting on the stovetop for about 45 minutes to an hour.

Cool the cooked rice on the stovetop and then refrigerate it overnight.

Take about half to three-quarters of a cup of the cooled rice and transfer it to a pot.

Add bone broth to the rice to reconstitute it and warm it up.

Add fish sauce to the rice and broth mixture to taste.

Add pork sausage to the pot.

Crack and poach 1 egg in the mixture.

Top the congee with chopped cilantro, matchstick ginger, and a pinch of chili flakes.

Serve the congee hot.

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