Pork Congee

Ingredients

Servings

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

5 lb

Pig's Trotters

12 cups

Water

to taste

Salt

to taste

White Rice

4

Medium Onions , sliced

as needed

Neutral Oil

canola, vegetable, or sunflower are all good options

to taste

Sesame Oil

to taste

Chili Oil

to taste

Soy Sauce

to taste

Thinly Sliced Scallions

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Simmer Pig's Trotters (5 lb) in Water (12 cups) with Salt (to taste) until tender.

Step 2

Remove the feet from the stock, and cut the meat into bite-size pieces. There should be about 2-quarts of stock at this point.

Step 3

Add White Rice (to taste) to the stock and cook until the porridge has the preferred texture. The amount of rice and the cooking time depends on your preference, however, cooking 1 cup of rice for about an hour in the stock will yield a pretty standard consistency.

Step 4

In the meantime, slice and fry Onions (4) in Neutral Oil (as needed) until crisp, then remove to an absorbent paper.

Step 5

Ladle the porridge into 4 deep bowls, top with the diced pork, drizzle with Sesame Oil (to taste) , Chili Oil (to taste) , and Soy Sauce (to taste) , sprinkle with Scallions (to taste) and the fried onion.