Chicken Porridge (鸡丝粥)

This is great for breakfast or supper or for something easy for the stomach for lunch or dinner.  

Great as a kid’s meal too.

Ingredients

1. 1 cup white rice
2. 200 grams chicken breast meat.
3. Water
4. 1 stalk of spring onion and coriander leaves (optional)
5. 2 teaspoon salt
6. 3 table spoon cooking oil

Method

1. Rinse the white rice a few times until water is clear.  Boil over very low flame with 2 litres of water.  (Tilt the pot cover slightly to prevent spilling over).  This will take about 1 hour, till porridge is done.
2. Wash the chicken breast meat.  Slice it to about 1-2 cm thick steak size. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt and rub it evenly.  Leave for 15-30 mins
3. Heat up frying pan, add in the oil.  When pan is hot, pan fry the chicken steak till both slide lightly browned.
4. You may pour the excess oil into the porridge.
5. Put the cooked chicken steak on a chopping board, using the back of the chopping knife, hit the meat till loosen up.  Then cut it up into strips.
6. Put the chicken strips into the porridge, bring it to boil, add in the remaining salt to taste and turn off the flame
7. Serve hot with chopped spring onion and coriander leaves.
8. Suggest serving with fried dough (you tiao, 油条 or 油炸鬼)

Picture illustration of pan frying chicken breast meat.