Chicken Rice Porridge

Like chicken noodle soup, chicken rice porridge, also called congee, is a panacea for all ills. Personally, I don’t just reserve it for when I’m sick. I can eat rice porridge anytime: for breakfast, on a chilly winter’s day, or whenever I miss Julia and her cooking. This is the bare bones recipe, but I can go crazy with the toppings. I’ll add barbecue pork, dried scallops, century egg, pork floss, pickles, and so on. Sometimes, I’ll crack a raw egg into my steaming bowl of