Name: Chinese Chicken and Rice Porridge (Congee)
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 1/2 hr
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 1/2 to 4-lb chicken, cut into serving pieces, including back and giblets (exclude liver); 10 cups water; 3 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or medium-dry sherry; 3 (1/4-inch-thick) slices fresh ginger; 3 scallions, halved crosswise and smashed with flat side of a heavy knife; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup long-grain rice; Accompaniment: fine julliene of fresh ginger, thinly sliced scallions, and Asian sesame oil; N/A scallions; N/A Asian sesame oil

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Also known as jook, congee turns up in Chinese households morning, noon, and night. This thick rendition is made heartier with the addition of chicken.

Cooks' note:

• Stock can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. uncovered, before chilling, covered. Discard solidified fat.