Cantonese Beef Chuk

For as long as the Chinese have eaten boiled rice, they have also enjoyed rice congee – zhou in Mandarin and chuk in Cantonese – boiled for a much longer time than cooked rice. By Chinese standards, zhou or chuk is not a soup, for it is made with rice, while soups are not made with rice. As a meal, it makes a hot and soothing breakfast, it is also a good luncheon dish, accompanied by fried noodles, and it is suitable for a light supper, since it is easily digestible and can be eaten just be