Congee

also called jook · juk · zhou · 粥 · rice porridge · plain congee

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The table

Congee: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 cup(185 g; rinsed)jasmine ricesimmer 1 1/2 hrstir in 5 minseason off the heattop
10 cups(2.4 L)chicken stock
2 in(sliced into coins)ginger
1 tspkosher salt
1 1/2 cups(210 g)shredded cooked chicken
1/4 tspwhite pepper
1 Tbssoy sauce
2 tsptoasted sesame oil
4(thinly sliced)scallions
2 Tbscilantro
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1simmer 1 1/2 hr

2stir in 5 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3season off the heat

goes in with what step 2 made

4top

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 35 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
5 minof the steps that give a time

2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 1 hr 45 min.

  1. simmer 1 1/2 hr

    1 hr 30 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start

  2. stir in 5 min

    5 minneeds you(read off the step)1 hr 30 min in

  3. season off the heat

    not timed1 hr 35 min in

  4. top

    not timed1 hr 35 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

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>> title: Congee
>> category: Soups
>> tags: rice, chicken, chinese, breakfast, stovetop
>> counters: Dim Sum Counter
>> aka: jook, juk, zhou, 粥, rice porridge, plain congee
>> pairs-with: scallion-pancakes
>> servings: 4
>> time: 1 hr 45 min
>> step.1: simmer 1 1/2 hr
>> step.2: stir in 5 min
>> step.3: season off the heat
>> step.4: top

Simmer @jasmine rice{1%cup}(185 g; rinsed) for ~{90%min} with @chicken stock{10%cups}(2.4 L), @ginger{2%in}(sliced into coins), and @kosher salt{1%tsp}, stirring now and then.

Stir @&(~1)congee{} for ~{5%min} with @shredded cooked chicken{1 1/2%cups}(210 g) and @white pepper{1/4%tsp}.

Season @&(~1)congee{} off the heat with @soy sauce{1%Tbs} and @toasted sesame oil{2%tsp}.

Top @&(~1)congee{} with @scallions{4}(thinly sliced) and @cilantro{2%Tbs}.