Recipe-Savory Congee w/ Thai-Inspired Chuck

A Traditional Healing Dish With A Vibrant Spin

The spiel: This savory rice porridge is traditionally served in Asian cultures to promote healing and immunity. Flavored with ginger and turmeric, this dish is easy on digestion and features tender chuck with Thai-inspired flavors.

The purpose: Congee is a porridge made of rice that has been super-hydrated (sometimes up to 7:1 liquid-to-grain ratio). Choosing bone broth as some or all of that liquid makes this dish packed of protein, electrolytes and tissue-repairing collagen. It’s also so basic that it can either be left as a basic dish (gentle on digestion!) or amped up with anti-inflammatory aromatics such as garlic, ginger, turmeric, etc. It’s a blank canvas begging you to jazz it up and while I’ve been known to add shredded chicken or soft-boiled eggs, roasted vegetables or flaked salmon, I really have been enjoying this iteration lately with a fall-apart tender chuck that hits the spot when it comes to both nutrients and flavors.