Bacon and chicken spicy congee with quinoa! Have you heard of such a dish? This recipe uses a pressure cooker and is quick and easy.
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The ultimate comfort food
I think of congee as the ultimate comfort food. It’s also relatively cheap if you use a few cheap cuts of meat and it’s filling.
Recipe
I broke a tooth last night gnawing some meat off a beef short rib. I need soft food. This congee is a perfect soft food. It's also a perfect comfort food.
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 1 cup White quinoa
- 200 grams Chicken thigh fillets
- 2 rashers Streaky bacon broken up
- 1 litre Tap water
- 1 packet French onion soup mix Sodium reduced
- 1/2 head Cabbage sliced
- 1 piece Star anise
- 1 splash Soy sauce
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In the vessel of a pressure cooker add the rice, quinoa and water and then stir
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Add the chicken and bacon and stir through
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Add the packet of French onion soup and stir through
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Add the cabbage and stir through
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Add the star anise on top
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Close the pressure cooker chamber and set to cook for 30 minutes
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Release the pressure once cooked and remove the lid
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Stir the congee and break up the chicken meat while stirring
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Aliquot into containers for lunch at work
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Serve the remainder into a shallow bowl, add the soy sauce and garnish with parsley
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Shoot a photograph
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Eat the meal
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Clean the dishes
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Start to feel quite full after the huge size of the bowl of congee eaten and feel a bit thirsty too
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Hope that readers like this recipe and share it on social media
If you like congee, I think you'll like this recipe. It's easy to put together and cooking in a pressure cooker makes it dead easy
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long should you cook congee in a pressure cooker?
I’ve been asked this a few times. I don’t have a mathematical formula. What I know is that for a full chicken, Mum used to cook it for anywhere between 45 and 60 minutes. I figured for 200 grams of chicken thigh meat and some bacon, 30 minutes would be fine. In fact, I think next time I will try 20 minutes to see if there is any difference.
Do you have to use a pressure cooker?
No, not at all. In fact, I like making congee in a slow cooker too. It’s basically the same recipe except you put it in a slow cooker for 6 hours.
What other meat can you use?
Almost any meat you like although I’m not sure how fish would go. Vegetarians can use tofu if they like.
Do you have a slow cooker variation?
Yes, I do. Slow cooker pork quinoa congee.
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