Rice Congee with Scallions and Soy
A pot of rice simmered soft into savory porridge. About as cheap as breakfast gets, and it reheats all week.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 55 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $9.36
Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 8 cup vegetable broth
- 1 oz fresh ginger root
- 1 bunch green onions / scallions
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts(optional)
Method
Rinse the rice twice, then put it in a heavy pot with the broth and sliced ginger.
Bring to a boil, then drop the heat to the lowest simmer that still shows bubbles.
Cook 45 to 50 minutes, stirring every ten minutes and scraping the bottom so nothing catches. The grains should collapse into a loose, creamy porridge.
Loosen with hot water if it thickens past the texture you want. It sets up more as it cools.
Season with the salt and soy sauce off the heat.
Ladle into bowls and top with sliced scallion, a drizzle of sesame oil, and crushed peanuts if you like the crunch.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $37.42 | $9.36 | 7 of 7 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £30.70 | £7.68 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $46.74 | $11.69 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Canada | $80.65 | $20.16 | 6 of 7 ingredients |
| Australia | $34.43 | $8.61 | 5 of 7 ingredients |
| Greece | 13,26 € | 3,32 € | 5 of 7 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٤٧٦٫٨٩ ج.م.* | ١١٩٫٢٢ ج.م. | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Mexico | $284.66* | $71.17 | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Austria | € 22,06* | € 5,52 | 4 of 7 ingredients |
| Germany | 18,95 €* | 4,74 € | 3 of 7 ingredients |
| Spain | 8,39 €* | 2,10 € | 2 of 7 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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