Congee

Contributed By: bretkyle
Health Practitioner - Chinese Medicine

Long cooking breakfast cereal or rice substitute for any meal. Like cream of wheat or porridge.

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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients: Rice, Pasta & Bread
Actual Cooking Time: More than 2 hours
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: Asian
Special Features: Make Ahead
Vegetarian
Crock Pot
Meal Type: Breakfast & Brunch

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Ingredients

1 c Grain
5-6 c Water
3 tablespoons Raisins

Preparation

For the grains I use 1/2c brown rice and 1/2 c quinoa, but my health practitioner also recommended barley.

Put the cup of grains in the crockpot, add 5 to 6 times the amount of water. More water makes it more runny, just depends how you like it.

Add the raisins, put on the lid.

Set to low, come back in 6-8 hours.

Cook's Notes

I was told to eat this when I'm not feeling well or having 'qi' blockage. It seems to work quite well. Apparently letting it cook so long builds up its qi energy. It also pretty much pre-digests the food, so its very easy on your system. Its very bland, so I add oatmilk and agave nectar. Its very versatile, so go with what you like.