Congee or Rice Soup (#57)

Congee or Rice Soup (#57) Congee or rice soup is a very popular Chinese diet. It is as easy as cooking rice. When you add more water than required, the rice becomes rice soup. The thickness of the soup depends on the amount of water you add. Besides being a light dish with good nutrition, rice soup serves other purposes as well: •Weight control. •To nurse stomach back to health. •To nourish and soothe the body for hot weather, lack of appetite, or suffering from a flu. Making Plain Rice Soup Rice soup can be made from leftover cooked rice. Add water to cover the rice in a pot and turn on high heat. When the boiling point is reached, reduce temperature to simmer. Stir the rice for a few times to prevent it from sticking to the bottom. The rice will soften to form a soup. Add more water if you want to reduce the thickness. The longer you simmer, the softer the nature of the rice soup. The same process applies if you make rice soup from uncooked rice. All you need is adding more water than required. You can even use an automatic rice cooker to make rice soup. Remember to unplug the cooker when the soup has reached a desired softness and thickness. Else, the cooker will continue until all the water is evaporated. For convenience, you can make enough rice soup to last for several days. Keep it in the refrigerator. Spoon out the quantity you want for a meal or a snack, and heat it in a microwave oven. Meats to Cook with Soup Various kinds of meat can be cooked in the rice soup ...

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