Black Promfret Fish Congee/Porridge ????

This is a quick and easy way to cook congee/porridge at home in less than 30 minutes.



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Ingredients:
Cooked rice for 3 persons
1 Black promfret (about 400g or more)
500ml Chicken broth + 350ml water (I used Swanson clear chicken broth)
20g Preserved vegetable ( dongcai~??)
few drop of sesame oil
some shredded ginger, spring onion and dash of pepper


Method:
Soak preserved vegetable for 15 minutes, rinse and squeeze dry~set aside.
Clean fish, pat dry with kitchen towel and use knife to cut diamond shape on the fish body.
Sprinkle some salt and pepper, then fry black promfret until crispy.
Use fork or knife to remove the fish meat, use scissors to cut the fish meat to smaller pieces and set aside.
Pour chicken broth and water into a deep pot with preserved vegetables and few drop of sesame oil, bring to boil.
Add the cooked rice to the stock and let it boil at medium fire for about 3 minutes, then throw in the fish meat, stir well boil again and off heat.
Dish up the Black Promfret Congee in a serving bowl, sprinkle shredded ginger, spring onion and dash of pepper. Serve immediately.


Preserved vegetables (Dongcai ??) is shredded cabbage preserved with salt and garlic. Dongcai (??) is used in a wide range of soups and noodles dishes of Chinese origin.

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