Chicken and ginger rice congee

The comforting Asian rice porridge: rice simmered slowly into a creamy gruel with shredded chicken and ginger. Gentle, easy to digest and nourishing, it is a soothing dish morning or evening.

Preparation: 10 min  |  Cooking: 50 min  |  Servings: 4  |  Difficulty: Easy

Calculated per serving from Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, based on the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, pieces) use average weights. 174 kcal · 19 g protein · 15 g carbohydrate · 4 g fat

Ingredients

• 150 g of rice
• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 piece of ginger
• 1.5 litres of stock
• 2 spring onions
• 2 tbsp of soy sauce

Method

1. Put the rice, chicken and ginger into the stock.
2. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring, until it reaches a porridge-like texture.
3. Remove the chicken, shred it and return it to the pot.
4. Serve with spring onions and soy sauce.

Nutritional benefits

Congee is a gentle, very digestible dish: long-cooked rice becomes an easily absorbed porridge, the chicken provides lean protein, and the ginger warms you and supports digestion. Comforting and nourishing, it is the Asian dish of choice when you are feeling under the weather.

Variations and substitutions

• Vegetarian: use vegetable stock and tofu.
• Add shiitake mushrooms.
• Add eggs (stir in a beaten egg at the end of cooking).
• Spice it up with chilli and sesame oil.

Storage and preparing ahead

Keeps for 3 days; it thickens a lot as it cools. Loosen with stock when reheating.

💡 Good to know

Stir regularly and cook for a long time: that releases the rice starch and gives congee its creamy texture.

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The foods in this recipe: rice · chicken breast · ginger · stock · spring onions.

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