I liked to make a big pot of congee whenever I am home alone, it serves as breakfast, lunch and sometimes even dinner!!

To make it more nutritious, I often add carrot pieces and vegetables, it is very easy to digest and easy to prepare.

我喜欢喝粥，有了宝宝之后更是经常地熬一锅粥和宝宝一起吃。鸡肉粥是经常熬的一种粥，有时也加点胡萝卜，青菜换着花样吃，是个容易消化也很好准备的食物。

Ingredients：（3-4 serving）

3 organic drumstick/Thigh （skinned）

5-8 small dried scallop

1/2 cup of Chinese/Japanese/jasmine rice

4-5 slices of ginger

1-2 tsp Tianjin preserved vegetable

Seasoning：

Pepper powder

Salt to taste

Few drops of sesame oil

材料：（3-4人份）

3 根 有机鸡腿/Thigh （去皮）

5-8 颗 干贝 

1/2 杯 白米

4-5 片姜片

1-2 tsp 天津冬菜

葱花或者切碎的香菜 少许点缀用

调味：

胡椒粉

盐适量

几滴麻油

1. Clean the chicken pieces, in a deep cooking pot place the chicken, ginger slices, dried scallop, 5-6 cups of water and 1 tbsp of cooking wine if you prefer. Cook at medium low for 35-40 minutes, or until chicken become tender.

2. Dish out the chicken and ginger, throw away the ginger and let the chicken cold down a little before breaking it into smaller size/pieces with hand.

3. At the same time, clean 1/2 cup of rice and add it to the stock we prepared just now, and cook at medium heat for 30 minutes, or until the porridge/congee become thick. Stir a few times to prevent sticking to bottom.

4. Add the chicken pieces back with Tianjin Preserved vegetable, continue cooking for 5-8 minutes, season with some pepper and sesame oil.

Note：Tianjin Preserved vegetable is very salty and I normally do not add any salt after adding the vegetable as the salt content from this vegetable is enough to season the porridge, but if you like to wash the vegetable before use, which will reduce the saltiness of the vegetable, you could add a little salt to the porridge/congee to suit your taste.

1. 把鸡肉处理好之后，在一口深锅里，加入5-6 杯水，把干贝，鸡肉和姜片加入大火煮滚，转小火炖35-40分钟，或至鸡肉变软。也可在这个时候加入1 tbsp 的料酒/米酒去腥。

2. 把煮好的鸡肉和姜片取出，姜片丢弃不用，鸡肉稍微冷却用手剥成丝/块。与此同时，把1/2杯洗干净的白米倒入刚刚熬好的高汤里。中小火熬 30 分钟左右或浓稠，间中搅拌几次以防粘锅。

3. 30分钟后，把剥好的鸡肉和冬菜加入，继续熬煮 大约5-8分钟。撒点胡椒粉和麻油，就可以吃了。

注：天津冬菜非常咸，口味比较淡的可以不必加盐调味，如果喜欢把冬菜清洗了再用的话，可以酌量加盐调味。