Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Chinese Congee( Zhou)

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Chinese Congee( Zhou)

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I gonna show you a way to prepare a special dish, Chinese Congee( Zhou). one of my favorites recipe For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really deliciou

The Ingredients need to make Chinese Congee( Zhou):
  1. Prepare 1/2 cup of rice(I used short grain)
  2. Prepare 1 cup of water
  3. You need 1 cup of Chicken Stock( you can use beef if you like)
  4. Prepare of Add Ins(Optional, but recommended)
  5. Prepare 1 of Meat of your choice ; shredded or cut up into pieces
  6. Prepare 1 of Vegetables I recommend using either cabbage or mushroom( I used cabbage for this recipe)
  7. Prepare 1 of Thousand year old eggs( pi dan) (This is what you would find in most congee prepared in takeout/resturant places)
Step to make Chinese Congee( Zhou):
  1. I recommend using a Dutch oven . If you dont that is fine too. Place the rice,.water, and stock into a pot. Stir and bring to a boil.(Make sure to not fully cover the pot because because the it can bubble over easily and make a big mess! )
  2. While it is being brought to a boil, you can cook and prepare any add ins if you are using any. Set it aside. We will add this later in the cooking process .
  3. After the rice and liquid mixture has been brought to a boil, add 1/2 cup of water and them bring it to a boil again. Remember to stir often. Then after the second boil, add 1/2 of a cup of stock. Bring it to a boil again. Keep repeating and alternating between water and stock until you reach your desired consistency. You can add more stock to This will result in a creamier and thicker congee. More water will result in more of a runny consistency, and not as much flavor. This congee is different from ones prepared outside because the ones outside are made with all In my opinion ,this is much more flavorful because of the stock!
  4. After it has reached your desired consistency, add any of the add in Season to taste.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

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