Red Rice Congee with Chicken, Kimchi, and Mushrooms

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Sara Dickerman

4, plus leftover chicken for lunch Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup red rice

5½ cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth, divided

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

5 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (1¼ lb.)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

8 ounces oyster mushrooms and/or beech mushrooms, trimmed at base into small clusters

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 tablespoon grated peeled ginger, divided

½ cup kimchi

¼ cup scallion greens, thinly sliced, from 3 scallions

Furikake (click here for recipe), Korean hot pepper paste (gochujang), and/or soy sauce (for serving)

Korean hot pepper paste (a mixture of miso and hot chiles) is available at Korean markets and koamart.com.

Method

Bring rice, 1½ cups chicken stock, and a pinch of salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook 25 minutes. (If using previously cooked rice, place in a medium saucepan.) Add remaining 4 cups stock to the newly or previously cooked rice, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer. Add chicken thighs and cook until chicken is cooked through and rice is very soft and has a porridge consistency, 30–40 minutes. Reserve 1 chicken thigh for tomorrow’s lunch; slice remaining chicken ¼” thick.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add garlic and ½ tsp. ginger and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ¼ cup water; using a wooden spoon, scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Continue cooking until water evaporates and mushrooms are tender and glossy, about 3 minutes more.

Divide rice and some broth among bowls and sprinkle with remaining ginger. Top with chicken, kimchi, mushrooms, and scallion greens.

Serve with furikake, gochujang, and/or soy sauce.