Quick Chicken and Mushroom Congee
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Quick Chicken and Mushroom Congee

timer 15 MIN
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person 4 servings
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Quick Chicken and Mushroom Congee

About This Recipe

Start your morning with a comforting bowl of Mushroom Chicken Radish Porridge—soft, fragrant, and packed with nutrition! This easy-to-make porridge features tender chicken breast strips marinated overnight for maximum flavor, paired with earthy dried mushrooms and subtly sweet radish cut into delicate flower shapes. The rice, cooked with a touch of oil, becomes irresistibly fluffy, while ginger adds a warm, aromatic note. Perfect for busy mornings, this porridge is prepped in advance for a quick cook—just combine the ingredients and simmer until creamy. The radish lends a natural sweetness and boosts vitamin A, making every spoonful both delicious and nourishing. Soft, warm, and satisfying, this porridge is the ultimate breakfast comfort food!

Instructions

Detailed preparation guide

servings 4
Total Time 15m

shopping_basket Ingredients

Main Ingredients
  • chicken breast 2 pieces (about 200g)
  • rice ½ cup (uncooked, about 100g)
The aromatics
  • mushrooms (dried) 30g (soaked)
  • radish 100g
The sauce & seasonings
  • ginger 10g (sliced)
  • oil 1 teaspoon (for rice and marinating)
  • salt ½ teaspoon (for marinating)

menu_book Directions

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Step 1
(Prepare in advance) Marinate 2 pieces of chicken breast, cut into thin strips after deboning, with oil and salt, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. This step makes the chicken tender and flavorful, and saves time for cooking ingredients the next day.
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Step 2
(Prepare in advance) Soak dried mushrooms in water until soft, remove stems and cut into thin strips. Cut radish into slices and use a mold to cut out flower shapes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
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Step 3
(Prepare in advance) Rinse rice and add 2 drops of oil, then add 5 times the amount of water. Press the timer button on the rice cooker to cook the rice at around 6:00 AM. Adding oil to cook the rice makes it particularly soft and fragrant, and the rice grains are easier to break apart.
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The next morning, press the cook button again, add radish and mushrooms, and cook for 5 minutes after boiling.
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Step 5
Add chicken strips and ginger slices, and cook until done.
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Remember to stir the mixture with a spoon to prevent the chicken from forming lumps.
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Step 7
Soft and fluffy porridge.
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Step 8
Quick and easy mushroom chicken radish porridge, balanced nutrition, soft and fragrant.
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Step 9
Soft, warm, and satisfying, a bowl of porridge for breakfast is perfect!
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Adding radish porridge brings a sweet flavor, and the color is more appealing. It also supplements vitamin A, making the porridge nutritious and easy to make.

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