Thai Shrimp Congee Recipe

Thai Shrimp Congee

From sm8085 12 years ago

Delicious, nutritious, easy and simple Thai breakfast. Vegetarians can replace the shrimps/chicken with tofu and the fish sauce with soy sauce

8 cups chicken/vegetable broth shopping list
1 1/2 cups rice soaked for an hour at least (don’t soak for more than 4 hours) shopping list
1/2 to 1 cup small shrimp OR shredded chicken shopping list
1 inch galangal/ginger, finely grated shopping list
handful of fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped shopping list
1/2 to 1 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped shopping list
3 spring onions, finely sliced shopping list
1 to 3 Tbsp. fish sauce or to taste shopping list
TO SERVE: shopping list
optional: fresh red chillies, sliced shopping list
Thai red chilli sauce shopping list
soy sauce shopping list
sesame oil shopping list
chopped peanuts shopping list
pepper shopping list

Bring broth and rice to a boil. When the rice swells, turn the heat to medium low, and continue cooking for an hour. Add more broth if necessary.
Add prawns for the last 5 to 10 minutes (or shredded chicken).
If the soup becomes too thick, add a little more broth.
Add fish sauce plus the ginger/galangal, and stir.
Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with fresh cilantro, basil, and spring onion.
Serve with pepper and the remaining condiments.

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DetroitTokyo 12 years ago
I've never had congee but have been interested in trying it for a while now. This recipe looks simple enough, not to mention delicious! Thanks for sharing, I hope to try it out soon.
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