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Just a glimpse of the silky, aromatic congee bowl is enough to captivate anyone. Join PasGo to learn how to make this congee delight for the whole family, dear ladies.
Congee is a widely loved dish in Vietnam. However, homemakers often shy away from making it at home, thinking it requires intricate ingredients and time. Aware of this, PasGo suggests a simple congee recipe. With familiar ingredients and an easy cooking method, you'll surely add this dish to your family's menu right away.
Ingredients for cooking congee:
(Serving for 4)
- Sticky rice: 1/3 small bowl
- Brown rice: ½ small bowl
- Bone marrow/ bone chunks: 300 grams
- Pork heart, tripe, young intestines, liver, pork spleen: 500 grams
- Frozen blood cubes: 200 grams
- Allium fistulosum: 1 cluster
- Ginger: 1 root
- Herbs
- Lime, chili (optional)
- Seasonings: salt, MSG, pepper, fish sauce, vinegar
How to Cook Heart Congee:
Step 1:
- Mix glutinous rice and brown rice, then soak in water for about 1 - 2 hours for the rice to expand.
- Clean the bones, cut into large pieces, then put in a pot, pour water to cover the bones, and start simmering to extract the broth. Add a teaspoon of salt and a little MSG to the pot, simmer for about 1 hour, then turn off the heat. During boiling, remember to skim off any impurities to ensure clarity of the broth.
Step 2:
- Scrape off the ginger skin, crush it. Peel the dry onions, finely chop. Clean the spring onions, wash them thoroughly, and chop finely. Pick the young shoots of herbs, wash them, and let them drain.
- Thoroughly clean the pork heart, use lime juice or vinegar to rub it well to eliminate any unpleasant odor, then rinse it off and let it drain.
- Put the heart, tripe, young intestines, and 1/3 of the chopped ginger in a pot, boil for 20 minutes, then remove the tripe and young intestines. Continue boiling for another 20 minutes until the heart is fully cooked.
- Put the liver and blood in another pot, boil until cooked, then remove and let it cool.
- Slice the liver, blood, heart, tripe, and young intestines into bite-sized pieces.
Step 3:
- Put rice in a large pot, pour the bone broth into the pot, leaving about 3 – 4 times the rice surface, then proceed to simmer the congee over medium heat.
- About 30 minutes into simmering, add the pork heart, blood, and liver to the pot, continue boiling for about 15 minutes. After that, add ginger, green onions, herbs, fish sauce, pepper, MSG to the pot, stir well, season to taste, then turn off the heat.
- Serve the congee in a large bowl, sprinkle a bit of pepper on top, garnish with finely chopped green onions and herbs, add bean sprouts, herbs, lime, and fresh chili if desired.
Pro Tip:
- If you're preparing this dish for breakfast, you can simmer the congee separately from the night before. When serving, ladle the congee into a large bowl, add pork heart, herbs, and green onions on top, and enjoy it hot. Check out how to cook congee using a rice cooker here.
- To save time, you can use pre-made broth instead of simmering bone broth. Refer to the broth-making method here.
When finished, the congee is silky smooth, fragrant, and irresistibly delicious. Each spoonful of congee ripples with sweetness, blending the rich tenderness of young intestines, heart, and liver. With a hint of spiciness and the delightful aroma of pepper, ginger, and green onions, resisting a bowl of such delicious congee is impossible.
There's a place where you can leisurely savor the authentic heart congee in a cozy and tranquil ambiance right in the heart of Hanoi. It's Bếp Mường – a restaurant renowned for its architecture and cuisine deeply rooted in the Northwestern mountainous region. At first glance, diners can feel the Northwestern breath permeating the space of Bếp Mường, with rustic wooden roofs, staircases, wooden tables and chairs, bamboo baskets, and everyday utensils of the Northwestern people perfectly recreated as if there were no arrangement at all.
Not just for its rustic and simple atmosphere, Bếp Mường is increasingly beloved by diners for its flavorful Northwestern dishes. Steamed cinnamon pork, pomelo-scented grilled dishes, Lăng fish cake, and sticky rice from the terraced fields... these are must-try dishes when you visit.
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Compiled by Thanh Mai – PasGo.vn
