BREAKFAST RECIPE

 

SHRIMP CONGEE

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes (on the stove),  3-4 hrs (in slow cooker)

Serves: 2

 

Ingredients:

!00 gm rice

76 g shelled shrimps

76g lean meat (shredded)

salt

corn flour

egg white

ground white pepper

coriander

ginger

 

Method:

  1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes and then drain well.  Rinse the shrimps and set aside.
  2. Rinse and shred the meat. Marinate with corn flour, egg white and ground white pepper for 15 minutes.
  3. Put rice and water into a pot. Bring to the boil over high heat and then switch to low heat until the rice is mushy.  Add shredded port, shrimps, spring onion, ginger and salt at last.  Boil for 10 more minutes. Serve.

 

TIPS:

If you do not have the time to cook in the morning,

  1. Night before: Cook the rice with water in the croak pot or slow cooker.  Use a timer to cook for about 4 hours.  Clean and prepare the prawns and keep it in the fridge.
  2. Morning: Transfer the congee from slow cooker into a pot, bring it to boil and add the prawns, meat and seasoning. Further cook for about 5 to 10 minutes.