Instant Pot Chicken Congee
This dish is particularly perfect on those cold rainy days, when you just want something to keep you warm and put you into a nice food coma. For this dish, all you need is an instant pot, a pack of drumsticks, and some ginger! Super easy and delish.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 40
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 3-4
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
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1 pack of chicken drumsticks (6 drumsticks)
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1 cup of jasmine rice
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10 cups of water
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2 tsp of salt, to taste
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1 tsp ginger, sliced
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1 sprig of green onion (garnish)
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½ tbsp dried scallop (optional)
Instructions
1. Slice ginger and bruise to release the flavor. Rinse chicken drumsticks in cold water.
2. Rinse rice in cold water 3 times and drain.
3. Add in rice, ginger, and drumsticks to the instant pot. Add in 10 cups of water and close the lid.
4. Set the instant pot to porridge setting, high pressure, and to cook for 30 minutes.
5. Towards the end of the 30 mins, release the steam
6. Open the lid. The congee will still be watery and this is ok. Change setting to saute setting on instant pot and continue cooking congee until desired thickness.
7. Add in 2 tsp of salt to taste. Garnish with green onion and serve.