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    Aug 22, 2023 by Cook With Dana

    Chinese Porridge with Pork and Century Egg (皮蛋瘦肉粥)

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    Chinese porridge (congee) or jook in Cantonese, is a classic Chinese breakfast. For Cantonese people, we like to add sliced pork and century eggs inside for great flavor. My favorite is putting in extra ginger too.

    To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of jook but I love eating it with youtiao, a Chinese fried dough stick. The youtiao is crispy and chewy/soft in the center. It can be bought pre-made and is available in many asian grocery stores. Dip the youtiao in the congee to soak the broth or jook for a tasty bite and I love how it’s still crunchy after dipping ◡̈

    Where do I get you tiao (fried dough sticks)?

    You can get youtiao in the frozen aisle at asian grocery stores like 99 ranch and Hmart. Its found next to the buns and baos. Buy a pack and heat in your air fryer or oven according to the package directions for a crispy exterior. It tastes super delicious even if its frozen!

    If you want to get the century eggs or thousand year old eggs, I recommend going to 99 ranch or your local asian grocery. I found these eggs next to the salted egg yolks section. They taste very mild or slightly salty. Hard to explain if you haven’t tried it yet but goes great with the congee/porridge.

    INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR YOUR CHINESE PORRIDGE:

    pork marinade:

    • pork loin, tenderized & sliced
    • salt
    • sugar
    • chicken bouillon
    • ginger, thinly sliced
    • corn starch
    • water
    • olive oil

    porridge/congee (Jook):

    • thousand year old egg (add more if you like)
    • sliced pork – use as much or little as you like (if you don’t finish the pork, use it in stir fries!)
    • water
    • jasmine rice (recommended) or short grain rice
    • salt (adjust to your liking)
    • chicken bouillon

    garnish:

    • sliced ginger
    • sliced green onions

    STEPS TO MAKE THE CHINESE PORRIDGE:

    1. Slice ginger ginger and green onions. Set aside.
    2. Tenderize and slice the pork (if you can’t eat pork, you can slice some chicken breast instead). Marinate with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon sliced ginger, ½ teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 2 tablespoons water and ½ tablespoon olive oil. Mix together until there is no liquid left in the pork marinade.
    3. Rinse rice 2 to 3 times after soaking and strain the water.
    4. Boil 4 cups water. Once water has boiled, add rice and cook for 20 minutes until thick on medium-low heat. Cover the pot with a lid half way (or uncovered). Be careful the water may overflow so keep an eye on the stove! Stir at the 10 minute mark a few times so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom too much and stirring a few times helps create that thick texture.
    5. After 20 minutes of cooking, stir the rice around and gradually add the pork and stir a few times. Cut up your century egg and add inside. Cook for 5 more minutes.
    6. Garnish jook with green onions and ginger.
    7. Jook goes perfectly with you tiao (chinese donut). Take the you tiao, chinese donut, out of the freezer and bake or air fry according to package directions. You can cut up the yu tiao in small pieces, but we also like dipping it in the jook.
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    Chinese Porridge with Pork and Century Egg

    Savory congee cooked with tender pork and century egg for a delicious and healthy breakfast!
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast, Main Course

    Ingredients

    congee:

    • 1 preserved thousand year old egg (add more if you like)
    • sliced pork use as much or little as you like
    • 4 cups water (add ¼ cup more water if you like watery congee)
    • ½ cup jasmine rice or short grain rice
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon

    pork marinade:

    • ½ pound pork loin tenderized and sliced
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon sugar
    • ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon
    • 1 tablespoon ginger thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon corn starch
    • 2 tablespoon water
    • ½ tablespoon olive oil

    garnish

    • sliced ginger
    • sliced green onion
    • youtiao chinese fried dough sticks

    Instructions

    • Slice ginger ginger and green onions. Set aside.
      sliced ginger, sliced green onion

    marinate pork

    • Tenderize and slice the pork (if you can’t eat pork, you can slice some chicken breast instead). Marinate with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon sliced ginger, ½ teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 2 tablespoons water and ½ tablespoon olive oil. Mix together until there is no liquid left in the pork marinade.
      ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 2 tablespoon water, ½ tablespoon olive oil

    make congee

    • Rinse rice 2 to 3 times after soaking and strain the water.
    • Boil 4 cups water. Once water has boiled, add rice and cook for 20 minutes until thick on medium-low heat. Cover the pot with a lid half way (or uncovered). Be careful the water may overflow so keep an eye on the stove! Stir at the 10 minute mark a few times so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom too much and stirring a few times helps create that thick texture.
      sliced pork, 4 cups water
    • After 20 minutes of cooking, stir the rice around and gradually add the pork and stir a few times. Cut up your century egg and add inside. Cook for 5 more minutes.
      1 preserved thousand year old egg, ½ cup jasmine rice or short grain rice, ½ teaspoon salt
    • Garnish jook with green onions and ginger.
    • Jook goes perfectly with you tiao (chinese donut). Take the youtiao, chinese donut, out of the freezer and bake or air fry according to package directions. You can cut up the youtiao in small pieces, but we also like dipping it in the jook.
      youtiao

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    the crunch of the you tiao (Chinese donut) always gets me 🤤 #chinesefood #breakfast #asianfood #congee

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