Jook

tomoko matsunaga's Note:

I found this in the newspaper. variations: For Jook with vegetables, omit bacon in second step. Soak 4 or 5 dried Shiitake mashrooms in hot water until softened, remove stems and chop. Add them to mix, with ginger and two carrots, peeled and finely diced, and a pinch od salt.When almost jook is done, stir in 1 cup fresh or frozen peas, and cook about 10 minutes.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 cup short-grain rice
• 2 cups chicken stock, preferably home made or 2 cups water
• 1 piece ginger, about 7 cm,peeled and chopped
• 125 g thick slab bacon (optional)
• soy sauce or salt
• 1/4 cup crispy cooked bacon, finaly chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup spring onion, finaly chopped
• 1/2 cup roasted peanuts (optional)
• sesame oil, for drizzling (optional)

Directions:

1. Wash rice put in a stock pot with chicken stock or wather.
2. Bring to the boil over high heat and add 4 cups water.
3. Bring back to the boil, then turn heat to low.
4. Partly cover pot, simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding water as neccessary (Probably 2 cups more).
5. Add ginger and bacon, if using, and simmer for about an hour.
6. Jook should have a porridge-like cosistency.
7. If it becames very thick, add water.
8. When done, it will be soupy and creamy.
9. Remove the bacon slab, and serve jook seasoned with salt or soy sauce, then garnished with minced bacon, spring onions and peanuts.
10. Drizzle with sesame oil, if desired.

Reviews

[Ambervim]

At first this was not clear there were 8 cups liquid. It takes 8-10 cups water/brother to 1 cups of rice. I cooked it overnight in a crock pot. A little stuck to the sides by morning. When I got back from SE Asia I craved this all the time. There would be an array of veggies, sauces and protiens to add to it. I added oyster sauce to the green onions, and bacon on top.

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

I have made this using 2 cubes of Maggi Vegetable stock with onion instead of chicken broth. Also, I omit the bacon as I am a vegetarian. I use all the veggies you have mentioned in the preamble to this recipe. I cook this as a rice than as a soup dish. Its tasty and good.