The OG Congee

Aight, I have wanted to make congee for a while.  I actually had it on a plane when my family went to Thailand a couple years ago.  The trip was amazing, but that is not what this post is about.  I actually woke my mom up from sleeping on the flight just so she could have the rice porridge.  She wasn't too excited and we still laugh about it.

Anyway, congee.  It is a savory rice porridge and like everything else I post, it is incredibly easy to make.  Especially if you have a rice cooker, which, as you know, is one of my favorite kitchen items.

Ingredients:
-half a cup of rice
-4 cups of water

Technically that is all you need, but of course you want to add some spices.  I added salt + pepper + garlic powder + this vinegar we got at an asian food store.

Put the ingredients in the rice cooker, give it a little mix and then put it on.  It needs to cook for quite some time until it gets to a porridge consistency.  Check on it, mix it, taste it, smell it, whatever.  You'll know when it's ready, or when you're hungry and ready to eat it.

I'm fancy and so I topped my congee with some extra fixings.  The top is just some sautéed broccoli (olive oil + red pepper flakes) and the bottom is sautéed spring mix done the same way.  I have to say, I really enjoyed this sautéed spring mix.  I also added some sriracha just for an extra spice.  

I then almost choked because I made it too spicy and burnt my tongue because it was all too hot.  But, besides that, I really enjoyed it.  I'm not kidding, it's really good.  I personally like savory food way better than sweet.  Actually, breakfast is kind of my least favorite meal of the day because I don't like typical breakfast food.  If we go out to breakfast, which really never happens, I will order something from the lunch menu because most restaurants serve lunch starting earlier.  Oh, it's the worst when the   lunch isn't served until 11:30, like I just want my grilled cheese and not this pancake.  

So, in conclusion, this breakfast is perfect for me.  Try it and let me know what you think.  Or, don't let me know because nobody really comments on my blog anyway and I'll just assume you liked it.  

Don't forget to check out my instagram for up to date photos of food I make/eat! (@theresnotvinmydormroom)  School is starting soon, sadly, and most of the posts will be food that I eat, unfortunately because I cannot cook at school.