Gourmet crab congee

Name: Gourmet crab congee
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: en
Ingredients: 2 cups rice.; 2 crabs.; 1 cup cold water, for soak rice.; 1 stalk of coriander leaf, chopped for garnish.; 1 spring onion, chopped for garnish.; Pepper to taste.; Low sodium soy sauce to taste.; Seasoning:; 1 teaspoon fine salt.; 1 cup Japanese rice wine.; 1 teaspoon MSG.; 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce.; For Bonito Flakes Broth:; 2 litre water.; 60 g bonito flakes.; 40 g dried kelp (konbu), soak until soft.; 30 g ginger, crashed.

Main Dish

2 servings

20 min

40 min

Very Easy

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Ingredients

Number of serving: 2

2 cups rice.

2 crabs.

1 cup cold water, for soak rice.

1 stalk of coriander leaf, chopped for garnish.

1 spring onion, chopped for garnish.

Pepper to taste.

Low sodium soy sauce to taste.

Seasoning:

1 teaspoon fine salt.

1 cup Japanese rice wine.

1 teaspoon MSG.

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce.

For Bonito Flakes Broth:

2 litre water.

60 g bonito flakes.

40 g dried kelp (konbu), soak until soft.

30 g ginger, crashed.

Preparation

To prepare bonito flakes broth. Bring the water to a boill in a saucepan, pour in bonito flakes, kelp and ginger. Stop the heat immediately.
Filter off any foam and allow the bonito flakes to settle on the bottom of the pan. Strain the broth through a fine sieve paper towel. Remove from the heat.
Clean crab with a brush. Remove shell and inner organs. Chop off legs and cut the crab into 4 pieces.
Soak the rice in a saucepan with 1 cup of cold water overnight or at least 1 hour to get a softer and fluffier texture of rice.
Heat the saucepan, add prepared bonito flakes broth and bring to a boil. Add the crabs and reduce to low heat.
Continue to simmer until the rice break, thick and smooth. Continue to simmer until the rice break, thick and smooth.
Ladle the porridge into a bowl, garnish with coriander, spring onion and pepper before dish out.