Taiwan and Fujian

Sweet potato congee

Name: Sweet potato congee
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2/3 cup rice; 6 cups water; 2 medium peeled, chunks sweet potato; a pinch salt; Zha cai, to serve, chopped

Rice porridge sweetened by orange sweet potato. Humble, golden and quietly brilliant.

50 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

233kcal

5 gprotein

4 gfibre

50minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Rice⅔ cup

Water6 cups

Sweet potato2 medium, peeled, chunks

Salta pinch

Zha caito serve, chopped

Method

4 steps

1Wash the rice and bring to a boil with the water. Simmer on low for 20 minutes, partly covered.
2Add the sweet potato and simmer 20 minutes more, stirring now and then.
3Stir in a pinch of salt and mash a few pieces against the side of the pot.
4Serve hot with chopped zha cai on the side.

Serve it like this

Ladle into small bowls with a chunk of sweet potato on top and serve a few small plates of pickles and greens alongside.

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Sweet potato congee

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