Easy Rice Cooker Meatball and Chicken Congee
Easy Rice Cooker Meatball and Chicken Congee
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 200 g ground pork
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
For the Congee
- 1 cup short grain rice
- 10 cups water
- 1 chicken breast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
In a mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, 1/4 cup chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper for the meatballs.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Mix all the meatball ingredients thoroughly until well combined. Roll the mixture into small, bite-sized balls and set them aside.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Rinse the 1 cup of short grain rice under cold water until the water runs clear. Transfer the rinsed rice into the rice cooker pot.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Add 10 cups of water to the rice cooker pot with the rinsed rice. Place the chicken breast into the pot. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon minced garlic to the pot.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Gently stir the contents of the pot to combine the congee ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Carefully place the prepared meatballs on top of the congee mixture in the rice cooker. Do not stir them in at this stage. Close the lid of the rice cooker.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Select the "porridge" cooking mode on the rice cooker and start the cooking cycle. This usually takes about 60 minutes.
⏱️ 60 min
- 8
Once the rice cooker finishes cooking and the congee is ready, open the lid. Remove the cooked chicken breast from the pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Using two forks, shred the chicken breast into smaller pieces. Return the shredded chicken to the rice cooker and stir everything together gently to incorporate the meatballs and chicken into the congee.
⏱️ 3 min
- 10
Ladle the hot congee into a serving bowl. Garnish with the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped green onions before serving.
⏱️ 3 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Easy Rice Cooker Meatball and Chicken Congee
For the Meatballs
- 200 g ground pork
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
For the Congee
- 1 cup short grain rice
- 10 cups water
- 1 chicken breast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
In a mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, 1/4 cup chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper for the meatballs.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Mix all the meatball ingredients thoroughly until well combined. Roll the mixture into small, bite-sized balls and set them aside.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Rinse the 1 cup of short grain rice under cold water until the water runs clear. Transfer the rinsed rice into the rice cooker pot.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Add 10 cups of water to the rice cooker pot with the rinsed rice. Place the chicken breast into the pot. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon minced garlic to the pot.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Gently stir the contents of the pot to combine the congee ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Carefully place the prepared meatballs on top of the congee mixture in the rice cooker. Do not stir them in at this stage. Close the lid of the rice cooker.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Select the "porridge" cooking mode on the rice cooker and start the cooking cycle. This usually takes about 60 minutes.
⏱️ 60 min - 8
Once the rice cooker finishes cooking and the congee is ready, open the lid. Remove the cooked chicken breast from the pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Using two forks, shred the chicken breast into smaller pieces. Return the shredded chicken to the rice cooker and stir everything together gently to incorporate the meatballs and chicken into the congee.
⏱️ 3 min - 10
Ladle the hot congee into a serving bowl. Garnish with the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped green onions before serving.
⏱️ 3 min