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Vegan Congee (Rice Porridge)

The most comforting chinese rice porridge seasoned with aromatics, mushroom powder and garnished with shallots, spring onions and chili oil crisp!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: rice
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup thai jasmine rice
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 tbsp mushroom seasoning
  • 1 cube veggie stock or 1 tbsp vegan chicken boullion
  • 6-8 slices ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 stalks green onion white part only
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp soy sauce for flavour

Toppings

  • fried shallots
  • spring onions green part
  • chili oil crisp
  • sliced crispy youtiao

Instructions

  • Rinse rice 4-5 times until water runs clear.
  • Add water and all the other ingredients into the rice cooker. Give it a good stir.
  • Press start in rice cooker under the 'congee' or 'porridge' settings. This should take about an hour or more.
  • Slice a piece of crispy youtiao. I just get mine from my nearest hawker centre.
  • Once done, stir the congee and garnish with fried shallots, spring onions, chili oil and youtiao. Enjoy!