Korean Chicken Rice Porridge
Rinse 1 cup short-grain rice, soak it in cold water for 30 minutes, and drain it well. Cook 250 g chicken breast in 1.2 L water over medium heat for 15 minutes, shred it, and keep the broth, then stir-fry the rice in the same pot with 1 tbsp sesame oil and 1 tbsp minced garlic for 2 minutes, until the grains turn slightly translucent. Return the broth and chicken, simmer over medium-low heat for 25 minutes, stirring often so nothing sticks, and season with 1 tsp salt once the porridge flows slowly from a spoon.
Quick answer
- Total time
- 65 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
The water the chicken breast was poached in becomes the broth for this porridge.
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Before it goes in, the rice is toasted in sesame oil with minced garlic.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Rinse 1 cup of rice, soak in cold water for 30 minutes, then drain well.
Properly drained soaked rice expands evenly when simmered, giving the porridge a smooth, uniform consistency.
- 2
Place 250g chicken breast and 1200ml water in a pot, bring to a boil over medium heat, skim any foam, and cook for 15 minutes.
Remove the chicken, cool briefly, then shred by hand following the grain. Keep the cooking broth for the porridge base.
- 3
In the same pot after removing the chicken, heat 1 tbsp sesame oil and stir-fry the soaked rice with 1 tbsp minced garlic for 2 minutes until the grains turn slightly translucent. The oil coating reduces sticking and adds a savory aroma.
- 4
Add the chicken broth and shredded chicken to the pot and simmer over medium-low heat for 25 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. As the rice grains burst open, the porridge thickens and absorbs the savory chicken broth.
- 5
Once the rice is fully open and the porridge reaches desired thickness, season with 1 tsp salt and turn off the heat.
The right consistency flows slowly from a spoon. Adjust salt gradually to taste.
- 6
Serve in warm stone bowls and top generously with thinly sliced green onion.
The fresh scallion aroma completes the savory chicken porridge with a clean finish.
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