Congee!
Congee, the greatest of easy to digest foods. Powerful, filling, and easy on the stomach. Can be sweet, savory, or somewhere in between. Medicinal or just dietary, congee is a tool to have in your kit.
Basic Ingredients:
- 1 cup of white rice
- 7-9 cups of water
- I like to put in my rice cooker and turn on. When the machine turns off, I have a lovely pot of slightly sticky rice porridge.
Ways to zhuzh it up.
Add any of these items to the pot before cooking.
Savory:
- Cooked chicken, pulled or diced
- “Black Fungus”, in thin shreds
- Lotus seed
- Goji berry
- Salt
Breakfast Sweet:
- Raisins
- Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Star anise
- Pinch of salt
- Topping – Sliced Almonds
Soothing Dessert:
- Diced Apple (divided)
- Raisins
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Cardamom
- Maple syrup
- Pinch of salt
Use half of the apple in the cooking pot. Reserve the other half for topping after the congee is ready.
