– 1 whole chicken (approx. 1.5kg)
– 4L of water
– 8-10 dried scallops
– 2 cups rice
– Salt and pepper
– Spring onion, sliced
– Soy sauce
– Sesame oil
– Thousand year old eggs
– Ginger, julienne
– Fried shallots
– Youtiao (Chinese doughnut)
– Put chicken, water, scallops and rice into a pot and bring to boil. Simmer until rice has broken and has become thick.
– Remove the chicken and shred finely. Add the chicken back into the congee. Ladle into bowl and top with some soy sauce, few drops of sesame oil and spring onion.
– Place some thousand-year-old eggs on top, fried shallots and enjoy with youtiao (the Chinese doughnut).
I also like mine with some pieces of ginger that have been julienne, but this is of course personal preference.