Chicken Porridge with Wolfberry & Century Egg

One of my favourite choices for late night supper. Porridge is easily digestible, hence does not add too much burden to your digestive system. Another good time to have this will be after a long night of clubbing! This food can really soothe your body after an intense night of alcohol.

Ingredients:

1                    Chicken Thigh

1 cup              Rice

8-10 cups       Water (adjust the amount of water according to the texture of porridge you prefer)

1                    Century Egg*

1 tbsp             Wolfberry

1 tbsp             Garlic (minced)

1 tbsp             Ginge r

1 tbsp             Chicken Powder

                       Oil

                       Salt and Pepper to taste

*Century Egg is a Chinese delicacy which might repel many westerners due to its color and ammonia, sulphur odor.  How westerners perceive century egg is tantamount to how many Asians see blue cheese. Trust me, it is not as disgusting as it seems. Once you have tasted it, you will be asking for more. You can easily find them in Asian grocery stores.

1. Boil the chicken in water. Once cooked, remove the chicken and cut them into pieces. Keep the water for use.

2. Cook the rice with water (from boiling the chicken). I personally prefer a creamier texture for my porridge. So i usually blend the rice before cooking them. It also speeds up the cooking time.

3. Add in wolfberry, chicken powder, salt and pepper.

4. In the meantime, heat up a wok and fry the garlic and ginger until fragrant.

5. Serve the porridge with fried ginger, garlic, century egg and chicken.