Congee!
Congee, the greatest of easy to digest foods. Powerful, filling, and easy on the stomach. Can be sweet, savory, or somewhere in between. Medicinal or just dietary, congee is a tool to have in your kit.
Basic Ingredients:
1 cup of white rice
7-9 cups of water
I like to put in my rice cooker and turn on. When the machine turns off, I have a lovely pot of slightly sticky rice porridge.
Ways to zhuzh it up.
Add any of these items to the pot before cooking.
Savory:
Cooked chicken, pulled or diced
“Black Fungus”, in thin shreds
Lotus seed
Goji berry
Salt
Breakfast Sweet:
Raisins
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Star anise
Pinch of salt
Topping - Sliced Almonds
Soothing Dessert:
Diced Apple (divided)
Raisins
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Cardamom
Maple syrup
Pinch of salt
Use half of the apple in the cooking pot. Reserve the other half for topping after the congee is ready.