Salmon Congee Recipe
This salmon congee recipe is the ultimate comfort food. It's a budget friendly recipe that is easy to make and perfect to enjoy all year round.
ESTIMATED COST : $6.10 or $1.01 a serve
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small (120 grams, 4.23 ounces) brown onion or shallot finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce or to taste
- 1 cup (200 grams, 7.05 ounces) short grain rice or jasmine rice rinsed and drained
- 3 ¼ cups (812ml/grams, 28.64 ounces) chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 375 grams (13.23 ounces) salmon fillets cubed and lightly salted (or use canned salmon that is drained)
- ½ cup (40 grams, 1.41 ounces) green onions (spring onions), finely chopped, plus extra to garnish
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium sized pot over medium to high heat. Once hot, add the chopped onion and cook until onion has become soft and is lightly browned. Then add the minced garlic, ginger, and fish sauce, and saute for a further 30 seconds.
- Add the rice and saute for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the rice is lightly browned.
- Carefully add the stock to the pot and stir. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
- Add the cubed salmon and simmer uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the rice is tender and the salmon is cooked.
- Once the rice is tender and the congee is to a consistency of your liking (see note 1), mix through the chopped green onions and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- The salmon congee will thicken as it cools. If you want a looser congee, add some more stock and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Soft boiled egg
- Chopped green onions (spring onions)
- Freshly chopped herbs like parsley
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Pickled vegetables such as daikon radish or ginger.