Congee with Bitter Melon
Alana E. @Mogumin
Bitter Melon is nutritious, but has a strong flavor. It's the main reason why I believe mixing it with this specific comfort food dish COULD help a person overcome a cold.
Take note that I am using a YumAsia brand rice cooker that has a porridge option. So how I am making this dish will be different from how you will be able to make it.
I'm honestly posting this so that I remember how I made it when I get sick again~
Open in Cookpad AppCooking Instructions
- 1
Shave and cut ginger, with a knife, into small pieces.
- 2
Mash Ume into a paste.
- 3
After washing your rice (not too much), add it to your rice cooker pot.
- 4
Fill the rice cooker with chicken stock up to line "2" and fill with water up to line "3"
- 5
Add your garlic, Ume, and ginger.
Close the lid and press the "Porridge" option. This will take 1 hr and 30 min to cook! - 6
Cut the bitter melon in half and remove the seeds and fluff. Cut them in half again and then slice into bite sized pieces.
- 7
Add the seasonings, oil, Mirin, soy sauce and chicken into a pan.
- 8
Make sure chicken is mostly cooked before adding the bitter melon to the pan.
- 9
Cook both until bitter melon is soft. If needed, cut chicken into smaller pieces.
- 10
When the porridge is done in the rice cooker, add the cooked chicken and bitter melon to the mix.
- 11
In your own bowl, add black pepper.
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