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  • Rice Congee With Condiments

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    Rice Congee With Condiments
    Prep: 40 min Cook: 1 hours Servings: 4
    by Navaneetham Krishnan
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    Because plain congee by itself is quite tasteless, salty and spicy flavored condiments are superbly nice for heat and depth.

    Ingredients

    • For congee
    • 1/2 cup rice - washed and drained
    • 1 inch ginger - sliced into thin stripes
    • 4 cups water (or as needed depending on how diluted you like)
    • Salt for taste
    • Spring onions - sliced thinly (for garnishing)
    • For condiments
    • For beans
    • 200g french beans - remove strings and sliced thinly
    • 6 garlic - crushed
    • 2 tbsp oil
    • salt to taste
    • For the anchovies/ikan bilis & salt fish
    • 200g anchovies - soaked, drained and snip into smaller pieces
    • 1 red chilly & 1 green chilly - sliced thinly
    • 1 medium size red onion - chopped
    • 1 tbsp taucu (fermented bean paste)
    • 1 stalk spring onion - chopped
    • Oil as needed
    • Sugar and salt to taste
    • Salt fish as needed (soaked and cut into smaller pieces)
    • Lime wedges. to be squeezed on top

    Directions

    1. For congee
    2. Add all ingredients except spring onions into a pot.
    3. Simmer and cook over low heat until rice is softened (as per your liking in texture) and water is reduced.
    4. Either switch off or continue to simmer over low heat until serving time.
    5. For beans
    6. Heat oil and when heated, saute garlic.
    7. Add beans and season with taste.
    8. Stir to cook.
    9. Remove from heat.
    10. For anchovies/ikan bilis & salt fish
    11. When oil is heated, fry salt fish until crispy, remove and keep aside.
    12. Next do the same to the anchovies.
    13. Remove excess oil from the same pan and leave about 1 tbsp.
    14. Add chillies, onion and tauchu.
    15. Stir and fry for about 2-3 mins.
    16. Add all other ingredients except lemon wedges.
    17. Stir in and remove from heat.
    18. Remove from heat.
    19. To serve
    20. Into a serving bowl, add rice congee and garnish with spring onions.
    21. Serve with condiments and lime wedges; to be squeezed over anchovies/ikan bilis.

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