Congee with Chicken and Scallions

Ingredients

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• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 8 cups water
• 8 oz / 225 g boneless chicken breast, diced
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 thin slices fresh ginger, sliced
• 3 scallions, finely sliced
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil

Let’s make it

1. Rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear. Combine rice, water, chicken, ginger, and 1 tsp salt in a pot.
2. Bring to a boil, then lower to a bare simmer. Cook 55–60 minutes, stirring now and then, until the rice breaks down and the chicken is fully cooked to 74 C/165 F.
3. Remove the ginger slices. Stir in the remaining salt to taste, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
4. Ladle into bowls and top with scallions.