Breakfast recomendation - Jook

I just switched from eating oatmeal with fresh fruit every morning to Jook (rice congee) and my energy level went up, and I don't feel as full or bloated as after eating the oatmeal. I bought the "Book of Jook" which has a lot of good recipes in it, but I just use organic brown rice (1/4 cup), a table spoon of Job's tears barley, and 3 cups of water and put it in this mini slow cooker I bought at Target for like 15 bucks. I just put everything in right before I go to bed, in the monring I get up, scoop it into a bowl, add some raisins, goji berries, walnuts, fresh blueberries and strawberries chopped up, and it's all done in like 5 minutes. If I happen to make too much I can always eat a little in the middle of training, and it's light. I highly recommend it to anyone

Wow! That actually sounds good!

....so will a crockpot work?

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If Crockpots work ill try it

Yes, a slow cooker and crock pot are one and the same. I recommend a small one though, because with a large one, you'd have to cook much more at a time, because if it's spread too thin across the bottom of the pot, it may dry out too much or burn. This is what I bought at target - works perfect:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B0006A2ZR0

Yep, I've got large & small slow cookers, though I rarely use the small one. I like making up a whole lot of congee in the large cooker overnight Sundays & then refrigerating it & heating up what I need each morning.

I really got into congee in Fla. because it is a lot easier on the stomach in hot weather and you can flavor it any way you want. I eat a lot more oatmeal here in the frozen north because it's heavy & sticks to your ribs.

But congee is a good light meal. For example if I'm training in the early afternoon but haven't eaten yet, I'll stop by the bakery next door to the school and get some congee with pork & preserved egg, very easy on the stomach and gives good energy.

At home I'll have it for breakfast or lunch, either with fruit, or with sliced veggies, a little sesame oil, and a raw egg. Or sometimes, kimchi & egg.

It's also served at dim sum restaurants but usually that has seafood in it and tastes funny to me.

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I havent tried the veggies yet, but I know that that's the way it's mostly done in China. Definitely have to give it a try

Thank Ya!!!! (=(=(=

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I want some congee

but all im finding are meaty recipes.

can anyone point me towards a good breakfast recipe, ive got the ingredients. Just need to know how to make good congee.

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“	Originally Posted By: sidaiFL I just switched from eating oatmeal with fresh fruit every morning to Jook (rice congee) and my energy level went up, and I don't feel as full or bloated as after eating the oatmeal. I bought the "Book of Jook" which has a lot of good recipes in it, but I just use organic brown rice (1/4 cup), a table spoon of Job's tears barley, and 3 cups of water and put it in this mini slow cooker I bought at Target for like 15 bucks. I just put everything in right before I go to bed, in the monring I get up, scoop it into a bowl, add some raisins, goji berries, walnuts, fresh blueberries and strawberries chopped up, and it's all done in like 5 minutes. If I happen to make too much I can always eat a little in the middle of training, and it's light. I highly recommend it to anyone	”

I just ate a bowl, and it's 6:30 PM, MMM MMM MMM I had it for breakfast too lol

“	Originally Posted By: yingyangsnake I want some congee but all im finding are meaty recipes. can anyone point me towards a good breakfast recipe, ive got the ingredients. Just need to know how to make good congee.	”

A basic recipe. This covers the "porridge" part of the congee.

Some images. Don't use brown rice BTW.

Simple congee is just rice & lots of water. I put 1 part rice to at least 6 parts water (if it's too thick I just add more water). Prefer to make it in a crockpot set on low overnight. But you can make it on the stovetop, on very low heat. Cook time can be 3-6 hours and you should stir it occasionally to keep the rice from burning on the bottom. Congee is very, very watery and the rice should not even look like rice when it is done, the grains should be falling apart.

When the rice gets to this state it is nearly done. Stir the congee really well and simmer another 20-30 minutes before serving; it develops a kind of silky texture after you do this. (Something to do with the starch breaking away from the rice -- this is a key to real congee and not just overboiled rice.)

As for ingredients, experiment with what you like. I make the basic porridge and then spoon out a serving and add ingredients. The congee is usually hot enough, straight out of the pot, to cook most vegetables you put in there.

One of my favorite combos is: chopped napa cabbage, rehydrated shiitake mushrooms, scallions, soy sauce, raw egg, and a few drops of sesame oil.

When I have an upset stomach I'll have congee with just chopped ginger and scallions. If I have a cough I'll make it with cabbage and chopped daikon radish.

If I want broth congee I just add the broth to a serving of plain congee.

Rice congee reminds me of that old "peas porridge hot" nursery rhyme. Wherein the porridge is just heated & served day after day. Traditionally it's the leftover rice from the night before thinned in water & simmered overnight. Then the leftover breakfast congee is thinned again & served, and over & over, leftover meat & veggies are thrown in and it's thinned again and simmered, and so on.

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Thank you sammy girl

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going to buy a slow cooker thingy....
http://www.thewarehouseoutlet.co.uk/...D=252&P_ID=927

&
some goji berries

Cant wait to make some CONGEE lol

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