Instant Pot Recipes Congee

Instant Pot Congee with tender chicken and spinach is your perfect one-bowl dinner. It only takes 2 minutes to prepare and you’ll have dinner ready in 30 minutes. The recipe also works in a pressure cooker.

When I’m feeling a bit under the weather, I always crave a hot chicken noodle soup. When I feel really sick, though, nothing beats a bowl of silky congee made with hearty chicken stock, tender chicken, and some refreshing veggies. It’s not only soothing to eat and easy on my stomach, but also contains enough nutrition to give me the strength to fight the illness.

In the past, I’ve usually made my congee on the stovetop. Not this time. I was down with a cold after a long trip to New York. The only thing I wanted to do was sleep, or read a book in bed if I happened to be awake. Unfortunately, Thomas wasn’t home for a couple of days and I needed to cook myself. And trust me, ordering greasy takeout food was the last thing that came to my mind.

Instant Pot Chicken Breast Congee

So I ordered groceries online using Amazon Prime Now and made this super easy Instant Pot chicken. It requires next to zero prep. All I had to do was dump everything into the Instant Pot and hit start. The congee took 15 minutes to make. The texture came out perfect, with a silky and gooey texture. The chicken was so tender that I could easily shred it with forks.

There are tons of methods to garnish your Instant Pot congee and make it even tastier. My favorite way is to top it with sunny side up eggs and drizzle with a generous amount of Sriracha. YUM!

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Instant Pot Congee / Rice Porridge Made With Cooked Rice Recipe

This is your perfect one-bowl dinner. It only takes 2 minutes prepare and you’ll have dinner ready in 30 minutes. The recipe works in a normal pressure cooker too.

Serving: 6 g , Calories: 253 kcal , Carbohydrates: 26.4 g , Protein: 23.6 g , Fat: 4.9 g , Saturated Fat: 0.6 g , Cholesterol: 48 mg , Sodium: 915 mg , Potassium: 620 mg , Fiber: 2 g , Sugar: 0.9 g , Calcium: 30 mg , Iron: 2.3 mg

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Recipes For Congee, Your New Favorite Rice Bowl — Eat This Not That

Hi I'm Maggie Zhu! Welcome to my site about modern Chinese cooking - including street food, family recipes, and restaurant dishes. I take a less labor-intensive approach while maintaining the taste and look of the dish. I am originally from Beijing, and now cook from my New York kitchen.This chicken congee is silky smooth, richly flavored, and deeply comforting. It’s perfect for recovering your energy, but tasty and easy enough for any occasion. My recipe uses common ingredients to create authentic Chinese flavor, and you can even make it in your Instant Pot.

For me, chicken congee is the ultimate one-pot meal. Something about the texture and warmth of the rice porridge just makes it so enjoyable to eat, and with the thick consistency brings a lovely concentrated flavor that stays with you.

When I’m feeling under the weather, chicken congee is the perfect medicine. Even if I’m feeling fine, though, the familiar goodness of chicken congee is invigorating and satisfying.

Vegan Congee Recipe (instant Pot)

Ask any Chinese person about congee and they’ll probably tell you something similar. This very simple dish has a magical ability to help you relax and lift your mood. If you like congee, also check out my seafood congee, century egg congee, eight treasure congee and breakfast congee recipes.

Given the importance of this dish, I wanted to make it extremely easy for you to prepare a pot of tasty and reliable chicken congee whenever you feel the need.

The recipe I’m sharing today is one of the most widely enjoyed types of congee. It features a meltingly smooth concentrated chicken broth, tender chicken meat, and the delightfully aromatic ginger, green onion, and sesame oil.

Easy Instant Pot Chicken Congee Recipe (rice Porridge, Jook)

Part of the beauty of the dish is that it uses very simple and very common ingredients. Chances are, you probably have them on hand if you do any Chinese cooking.

Since chicken congee uses very few ingredients to season the soup, it’s important to find a good quality broth base. My favorite chicken broth is the Kirkland Signature Organic Chicken Stock from Costco. It is so much richer than the many other brands I’ve tried.

My other favorite is Better than Bouillon Roast Chicken Base and I always keep a jar of it in the fridge. It has a super rich taste and I like to use it as a base for soup and stew, and sometimes stir fries. For this recipe, simply use 1 heaping tablespoon of the chicken base dissolved in water to replace the chicken broth.

Instant Pot Chicken Congee

If using another type of chicken broth and its flavor is mild, it is also helpful to use a touch of chicken bouillon at the end to further enhance the flavor.

It’s important to use a short grain white rice for congee because it will release starch and produce a creamy, silky texture. This texture is a big reason this congee is so satisfying.

Normally, I prefer chicken thigh over breast because it’s more flavorful, but chicken breast actually works quite well here. Since the chicken is quickly poached in the hot congee, there’s less risk of overcooking and the result will be juicy and tender.

Pressure Cooker Ginger Chicken Congee

Shaoxing wine may be the most unusual ingredient on the list. If you cook Chinese food at home, you should already have it, but if you don’t, you can use dry sherry instead.

You’ll use it in the marinade and in the congee itself. In the marinade it tenderizes and enhances the flavor of the chicken and in the congee it lends its umami, slightly nutty flavor.

Since congee is one of those dishes that comes out really nicely in the Instant Pot, I have included the instructions for the Instant Pot version below as well.

Instant Pot Chicken Congee ( Rice Porridge)

I personally prefer the Instant Pot method. The texture of Instant Pot chicken congee is silkier and creamier than the stovetop version, because the high pressure releases more starch from the grain.

The Instant Pot version is easy and convenient because you can set it and forget it, and the texture will come out great. You don’t have to supervise the pot for overboiling or scorching and the device tracks the time and releases pressure automatically.

If you cook the chicken congee on stove top, you should stir it every 15 minutes, and keep a close eye on it towards the end of the cooking.

Instant Pot Vietnamese Chicken Congee Cháo Gà

Chicken congee is a great example of a dish that is super satisfying yet easy to make and uses very simple ingredients. It is a hugely popular comfort dish among many Chinese who ate it growing up, as well as many non-Chinese converts who have grown to love it.

Serving: 1 serving , Calories: 211 kcal , Carbohydrates: 22.9 g , Protein: 18.7 g , Fat: 4.1 g , Saturated Fat: 0.6 g , Cholesterol: 36 mg , Sodium: 985 mg , Potassium: 464 mg , Fiber: 0.5 g , Sugar: 2.2 g , Calcium: 24 mg , Iron: 2 mg

Did You Make This Recipe? Don’t forget the last step! Leave a comment below, and tag me @ and # on Instagram!This instant pot chicken congee is an excellent any day, any time comfort food, especially for one of those endless cold winter days or sick days. It is so easy on the tummy and gives such a wonderful soothing feeling, that you will always end up craving for more !

Chinese Century Egg & Pork Congee 皮蛋瘦肉粥

Congee is basically a thick rice porridge where rice is cooked with large amounts of water/broth and with additions like protein and preferred flavorings on a low flame until it softens significantly. The name congee originates from the Tamil word 'Kanji'. Many countries in Asia have their own name for it and their own way of preparing congee. In some countries it is eaten as a breakfast dish where as in some other countries it is eaten like a proper meal( lunch or dinner) by itself.

It is originally said to have started as a way to stretch the rice supply to feed more people in times of famine. For whatever reason it initially started, in my opinion it is an excellent any day, any time comfort food. The best thing about this recipe is cooking in instant pot which makes it one of the easiest recipes ever.

As I mentioned above all you need are 5 ingredients - chicken, ginger, jasmine rice, salt and broth. If you consider water as an ingredient then 6🙂. Green onions are optional. I used the chicken bouillon powder mixed in water here for the broth, you can use any kind of broth you want. I gotta say those ginger pieces taste excellent after

Instant Pot Chicken Congee (rice Porridge)