How to Make Century Egg and Lean Meat Congee
Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★
Essential Ingredients and Tools
- Drinking water
- Century egg (Songhua egg)
- Lean meat
- Rice
- Scallion
- Cilantro
- Lettuce
- Ginger
- Soy sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cooking oil
- Electric rice cooker
- Several small bowls
Preparation
Wear disposable gloves when measuring and handling ingredients. It is recommended to wash raw vegetables in advance and set them aside.
- Drinking water: 1 liter
- Century eggs: 2
- Lean meat: 100g
- Rice: 150ml
- Scallion: 1 bunch
- Cilantro: 1 bunch
- Lettuce: 4 leaves
- Ginger: 1 thumb-sized piece
- Soy sauce: 5 ml
- Oyster sauce: 5 ml
- Salt: 2g
- Pepper: 1g
- Cooking oil: 10ml
Instructions
Main Ingredients
- Rice - Wash thoroughly - Place in the inner pot of the rice cooker - Add 1 liter of drinking water
- Lean meat - Wash thoroughly - Pat dry to remove excess moisture - Add 10ml cooking oil - Rub evenly to coat - Place in the inner pot of the rice cooker
- Century egg - Peel - Wash - Cut in half - Separate the white and yolk - Finely chop the white - Mash the yolk - Place in the inner pot of the rice cooker
- Ginger - Wash - Peel - Remove any withered, yellow, or black inedible parts - Slice into strips - Place in the inner pot of the rice cooker
Garnishes
- Scallion - Wash - Remove roots - Remove any withered, yellow, or black inedible parts - Chop finely - Place in a small bowl for later use
- Cilantro - Wash - Remove roots - Remove any withered, yellow, or black inedible parts - Chop finely - Place in a small bowl for later use
- Lettuce - Wash - Remove roots - Remove any withered, yellow, or black inedible parts - Chop finely - Place in a small bowl for later use
Sauce
- Soy sauce + Oyster sauce + Salt + Pepper - Mix well - Place in a small bowl for later use
Cooking Process
- Main ingredients - Cook using the porridge setting on the electric rice cooker
- Garnishes - Once the main ingredients are cooked, blanch the lettuce separately in hot water, then open the lid and add the lettuce along with the other garnishes to the porridge. Stir well.
- Sauce - Once the main ingredients are cooked, open the lid and add the sauce along with the other garnishes to the porridge. Stir well.
Additional Tips
- For breakfast preparation, you can prepare the main ingredients the night before. Use the keep-warm setting until the next morning, then add the garnishes and sauce.
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