Chicken Congee 鸡肉粥 LTU #05

Dear daughter love to eat congee, especially with the added tom yam paste. Normally I will wait for dear sister to cook for her but I still finally, started to cook at home due to her high demand. 

I have tried a few methods to shorten the times to cook the porridge till such consistency :
1. blend the rice into fine grain before cooking (dear sister's method)
2. wash the rice and keep in the freezer overnight (method shared by my best buddy)
3. blend the rice, wash it and keep in the freezer overnight (I combined the above 2 methods)

I didn't really time it but base on "agaration" (estimation), method 2 is slight faster than 1, and no. 3 of course is the much much fastest way.

I didn't weigh and measure the ingredients as well.

Ingredients :
rice
died scallops 

chicken thigh + 1/2 chicken (skin and fats removed) 
wolfberries, rinsed
carrots, peels and cut into small chunks

eggs
water

light soya sauce, to taste

fish sauce, to taste
white pepper, to taste

sesame oil, to taste

adequet dong cai

brown sugar (can omit this, I added in for Little Thumbs Up event, at the same time, it can enhance the taste, about 1 tsp for 2 cups of rice)

spring onions, for garnishing

fried onions, for garnishing

Method :

1. Rinse the dried scallops and soak in a small bowl until softened.

2. Boil the chicken in water for about 10 mins, Remove the chicken and shred after the chicken is cooled. Strain the chicken broth and set a side.

3. Cook the rice with chicken broth

4. Add in shredded scallops (I just used the soup ladle to press to shred the scallops before throwing into the pot) and scallops water.

5. Add in carrot and wolfberries.

6. Bring it to a boil, leave the lid partially open and reduce the heat to a simmer. Let it cook for about 15-20 mins while keep stirring frequently until the porridge reaches a congee consistency. Top up with hot water whenever is needed.

7. Add in eggs and until is almost cooked, add in shredded chicken.

8. Add in the seasonings to taste.

9. Cook for awhile and it is done.

10. Garnish with spring onions and dried onions and serve while it is hot.

Verdict?

Of course it is delicious hahaha... dear daughter love it to bits :D.

 This post is linked to the event Little Thumbs Up ~ August 2015

Event Theme : Brown Sugar and Molassses

organised by Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY 

and hosted by Jess of Bakericious

I'm submitting this post to the Best Recipes for Everyone ~ August 2015 

Event Theme : Dim Sum

 organized by Fion of XuanHom's Mom and co-hosted by May of 厨苑食谱