I took the chicken thighs from my broth, patted the skin dry, and fried them in sweet soy sauce and sesame oil to make a succulent lil chicken topping. chicken broth + rice = your basic congee. For a fatty, golden broth, I use 4 skin on chicken thighs, 10 cups of water, 10-20 garlic cloves, chopped scallions, and a handful of sliced ginger. This yields about 8 cups of final broth. Place the chicken thighs skin side down in a large pot before setting it on the heat. Then set the heat to medium low, pressing the chicken and its skin into the base of the pot. This ensures the skin makes as much contact as possible with the pot and renders all of its fat. Once the skin is golden brown, add the water, garlic cloves, ginger, and scallions. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Add 1/2 tablespoon of salt and stir. Let the broth simmer, with the lid on but slightly ajar, for 3 hours. Use a strainer and tongs to remove the chicken and aromatics from the broth. For the congee, add 5 cups of broth to a pot with 1 cup of any white rice. I like to add some extra ginger, salt, and a dash of soy sauce too. Bring to a boil and simmer until the rice is a porridge like consistency. It shouldn’t be striking in flavor, but gentle and aromatic (a warm base for some toppings like extra soy sauce, chili crisp, scallions etc).
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