Prep Time : 5 min
Cook Time : 1 hour 30 min (Inactive)
Yield : 1 toddler serving
Freezer-friendly : No
Well, as it was the first week after the Chinese New Year holiday, as expected, late wake-ups, rushy mornings etc etc.
I have found a quick way to cook fresh congee for my pre-schooler everyday, the trick is to use frozen stock/soups. It makes the congee/porridge taste amazing without much preparation work. You can actually wake up, throw in everything into the smart cooker, and go back to sleep.
I have not taken a photo out of the rushy morning but hope I am able to do so in the coming weeks if this congee is back on demand.
Here is my quick & easy recipe:
Ingredients :
350ml of frozen vegetable stock (stored in breastmilk bag)
1/4 cup of rice
2 tbsp of diced carrots
Water
Steps:
1) Run the breastmilk bag under tap water until you can 'move' the frozen stock by squeezing it.
2) Squeeze out the frozen stock into a small pot under low fire to melt it.
3) Wash rice and diced carrots. Put into rice/smart cooker.
4) Once the frozen stock is half melted, pour into the rice cooker, add water until the level of cooking 1 cup of rice as marked in the cooker.
5) Select 'Congee' mode and go back to sleep!