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Congee
A savoury white-rice porridge simmered until silky, with ginger, garlic, scallion, soy sauce and toasted sesame oil.
About Congee
Congee is a rice porridge eaten across China and many other parts of Asia in numerous regional forms. This profile fixes The Kitchn's basic Chinese-style savoury version rather than treating every congee as identical.
The rice is mild and comforting, while ginger, garlic, scallion, soy sauce and toasted sesame oil give a savoury, aromatic finish.
It is pale and spoonable, with softened rice suspended in a silky porridge and small flecks of green scallion.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Soy, Wheat (gluten), Sesame.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Congee
Basic Chinese Congee.
- White ricePorridge base
- WaterCooking liquid
- GingerWarm aromatic
- GarlicSavoury aromatic
- ScallionFresh aromatic finish
- Soy sauceSavoury seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Toasted sesame oilNutty aromatic finish
- White pepperPeppery seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- White rice:
- Water:
- Ginger:
- Garlic:
- Scallion:
- Soy sauce: . Ordinary soy sauce confirms Soy and Wheat; the exact commercial formulation remains unresolved.
- Salt:
- Toasted sesame oil:
- White pepper:
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- The exact commercial soy-sauce formulation remains unresolved; ordinary soy sauce still confirms Soy and Wheat.
Origins & food traditions
Rice porridges have many Asian traditions and local names. The selected source presents a complete basic Chinese congee, so this profile names that version without claiming a single universal formula.
Countries
- China
Cuisines & regions
- Chinese Cuisine