Broth, Rice cereal = Jook

So I was thinking this week after seeing that making rice cereal for Chelsea was so damn easy, why not apply it to cooking. Now what dish would it make sense for? Well, a pretty common comfort food for Asian-Americans is Jook or congee or porridge. What it comprises of is water or both cooked with rice for a long long time to a point where its homogenized and has a creamy texture. To it you can add cooked meats or pickled veggies. To cheat you can crack the rice in the food processor like baby food. GENIUS!

You start with a damn good broth. I tend to keep odd poultry (Chicken, Duck, Quail) bits in a Ziploc in the freezer. In it you'll find that bag they include with whole birds and any bones left never used in a dish. I'll also have a freezer bag filled with Herb/Veggies bits. In it you'll find celery bottoms and tops, stems of herbs, cores of onion, corn cobs. Throw them all into a big pot, fill it with fresh water and simmer on low heat covered for 6-10 hours. Strain, feed all non bone bits to the dog, freeze and you'll have fresh broth ready to go whenever you want.

For those who don't have these bags please use the following:

Broth Software:
1 Whole Chicken
1 onion no need to peel
1 head of garlic again no need to peel
1  Whole Celery chop in half just to fit the pot
lotsa fresh cold water

Broth Hardware:
1 Big Pot with a lid

For the cracked rice:
Software:
Long or medium Grained rice

Hardware:
Food Processor

Place rice in the food process with the grinder blade and blitze for about 10 minutes until powdery.

Jook:

Software:
Fresh Broth
Cracked Rice
Chinese Rice Wine
Salt
Fresh Ginger 1 Slice
Fresh Sliced Scallions

Hardware:

A pot with a lid

Start by filling your pot 3/4 the way with the broth and bring to a slow rolling boil. Add the cracked rice add more if you want it thicker and less if you want it thinner. Cover with the lid and set it on your smallest burner on low for an hour. At the last minute add the ginger and sliced scallions. Salt to taste and eat with left over meats or pickled vegetables.