CHINESE COOKING: This is just 1 example of the combination of meat and fish that can be added to plain congee. You can use imagination to substitute any meat or other seafood to make your own variety.

MIXED MEAT & FISH CONGEE 三鮮粥:

 

 

 

 

cooked congee made with1 cup rice--see posted "plain congee" recipe

1/2 lb. each of fish slices,. chicken meat & lean pork, thinly sliced****

seasoning:  ½ tsp. each salt, rice wine, light soy sauce and tapioca starch

1 tbsp. finely-chopped green onions to garnish

 

 

 

Add salt to taste to congee and keep it simmering gently over low heat on stove.

 

Add seasoning ingredients to pork and chicken mixture. Add a little light soy sauce and white pepper into fish. Marinate all ingredients for 30 minutes. 

 

Bring congee back to a boil, stirring constantly. Add pork and chicken mixture into hot congee, stirring to separate meat mixture and cook until congee comes back to the boil. Simmer for 1-2 minutes to cook. Add fish slices. Turn off heat and cover pot for 1-2 minutes to cook fish.

 

Stir well before serving and sprinkle with chopped onions to serve.

 

 

 

 

**** any meat can be used instead of chicken and pork. Any seafood, such as scallop, squid, fresh crab meat, etc. can be substituted for the fish****