Congee (jook): Asian Turkey Rice Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• turkey carcass or chicken carcass (or i have used chicken pieces)
• 6 cups water or 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 -1 1/2 cup washed rice (not quick-cooking style)
• salt & pepper
• soy sauce
• sesame seed oil
• shiitake mushroom
• chopped green onion
• chopped bok choy
• chung choi (chinese salted preserved cabbage)
• sliced preserved gingerroot
• chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 break up the carcass into a large soup pot or dutch oven.
• 2 add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• 3 add the rice (it does not need to be washed first if it is american style).
• 4 (the more rice you use, the thicker the soup will be.) bring it again to a boil.
• 5 then turn down the heat and simmer until thickened (at least one hour).
• 6 remove the bones and scrape off any meat to return it to the pot.
• 7 add salt, pepper and soy sauce (sparingly) to taste.
• 8 to serve: placed chopped green onions, soy sauce and sesame seed oil (a few drops) into a serving bowl.
• 9 ladle in the congee (jook) and use your choice of the garnishes to add flavor and color to the dish.