Chinese Sausage (Lap Cheong) Congee
The Health Benefits of Chinese Sausage Congee
Cantonese sausage, also known as Lap Cheong, is a delicious type of sausage with thin skin and ample meat inside. It goes great in this congee dish when combined with the crisp texture of carrots. Frequently consuming this dish can help fortify the spleen, harmonize the stomach, supplement the liver, improve eyesight, clear heat, detoxify, invigorate yang, supplement the kidneys, and clear up skin.
Alternative Preparation Methods
You can fry the sausages in oil after dicing them before adding them to the congee.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (200 grams) japonica rice
- 5.29 ounces (150 grams) Cantonese sausage
- 0.8 ounce (25 grams) carrot
Seasonings
- peas as desired
- scallions as desired
- ginger as desired
- salt to taste
- chicken bouillon to taste
- ground pepper to taste
Please see measurements in grams to be more exact for all ingredients and seasonings.
Cooking Directions
- Wash sausages. Steam sausages until cooked. Dice into 1-centimeter cubes.
- Wash and peel carrots; dice. Wash scallions and ginger. Mix them into a scallion-ginger juice.
- Wash japonica rice. Cook peas in boiling water.
- Bring water, japonica rice, sausage, and carrots to boil in pot. Add scallion-ginger juice and ground pepper.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer to create a congee. Add salt and chicken bouillon to taste. Sprinkle peas on top and serve.
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