Chicken and Shrimp Rice Porridge
Congee 粥 'Zhou'

The rice porridge is popular in many Asian countries, including China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. The recipes vary but the dish is often prepared as a food therapy. The fact that the rice is boiled for a long time makes it very digestible. The dish is also famous for restoring appetite. Many will remember, when child, their parent or grand-parent made them this dish. For some older people the rice soup must boil for long hours, sometimes in a bain-marie cooking.

The traditional rice soup is very simple: rice boiled in water with possibly a little salt. The version I propose you is more like a festive dish, because it contains more ingredients and I use a meat broth. I also cut down the cooking time so that the rice grains remain consistent and not broken down. Bon appétit.