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Congee with egg and greens

Name: Congee with egg and greens
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Chinese recipes
Ingredients: 4 spring onions; 75g watercress, mustard leaf, rocket or mizuna (or your favourite leaves); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2.5cm piece root ginger, finely grated; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 200g risotto rice; 100ml rice wine or sherry; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp rice wine vinegar (any wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar will do); 1 litre fresh vegetable stock, hot; 2 free-range eggs; Pinch of dried chilli flakes (optional)

Published: 31 Mar 05
Updated: 18 Mar 24

A Chinese soup recipe made with rice, egg and fresh salad leaves.

Easy
April 2005

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Ready in 45 minutes

A Chinese soup recipe made with rice, egg and fresh salad leaves.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 684kcals
Fat: 22.2g (4.1g saturated)
Protein: 19g
Carbohydrates: 94.9g (7.3g sugar)
Salt: 3.6g

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Ingredients

4 spring onions
75g watercress, mustard leaf, rocket or mizuna (or your favourite leaves)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2.5cm piece root ginger, finely grated
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
200g risotto rice
100ml rice wine or sherry
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp rice wine vinegar (any wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar will do)
1 litre fresh vegetable stock, hot
2 free-range eggs
Pinch of dried chilli flakes (optional)

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Method

Finely slice the spring onions, keeping the white and green parts apart. Combine the green bits with the salad leaves in a bowl and set aside.
Heat the oil gently in a saucepan. When hot, add the onion whites, ginger and garlic and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the rice, stir, then add the wine or sherry and bubble for a minute or so. Add the soy, vinegar and stock and simmer, stirring occasionally, for at least 30 minutes. The rice should be almost falling apart to make a thick soup-like dish. Keep it thick or add more stock, seasoning as you go (balance salty soy with the vinegar’s sharpness).
Poach the eggs, then place 1 in each soup with a pinch of dried chilli. (Roast duck or pork slices would be good, too.)