Dress up this classic white rice porridge with your favorite savory toppings like bacon, Chinese sausage, or onions. Congee, or Chinese rice porridge, is made by cooking rice in a proportionately ...

Congee, for the uninitiated, is basically rice boiled with water until it has a porridge-like consistency. I know, it sounds pretty boring. But the genius is in the garnishes -- which can be seafood, ...

Something magical happens to rice if left to boil for too long in an excess of water: The grains break down, absorbing the liquid and softening, creating a one-pot wonder of thick, stodgy starch ...

Brandon Jew is the chef at Mister Jiu’s, the California-meets-Cantonese restaurant that opened last year in San Francisco's Chinatown. Growing up, we called congee "jook." My mom was the one who ...