Rice Cooker Jook Food

TURKEY AND RICE CONGEE (JOOK)

Steps:

• Put slow cooker liner into slow cooker.
• Place the rice, turkey wings, water, salt, ginger, carrots, celery, and mushrooms into the slow cooker.
• Stir well.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour, then reduce the temperature to LOW and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until creamy, thick, and translucent white in consistency.
• Remove and discard the ginger.
• Remove the turkey wing and place on a plate to cool for 15 minutes.
• Remove and discard the skin.
• Pick the meat off the bones and discard the bones; return the meat to the soup.
• Taste test; add soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Keep WARM until ready to serve, with bowls of cilantro, green onion, and peanuts on the side for garnish choices.

JOOK (CHINESE BREAKFAST RICE SOUP)

Steps:

• Wash the rice in a colander until the water runs clear; soak rice in water to cover for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a slow cooker set on HIGH.
• Drain, rinse, and drain the rice one last time.
• Add the rice to the hot oil and cook, stirring, until the rice is well coated with oil and smells toasty (about 5 minutes).
• Add in the stock all at once, then the salt and cilantro stems.
• Stir well, cover, turn cooker temperature to LOW, and cook 8-9 hours or overnight.
• To finish the jook, stir it well because the liquid and rice may have separated.
• If you want your jook thicker, turn the cooker on HIGH, cover and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours more, stirring occasionally.
• The soup will become thick and white; add the soy milk now, if desired, for an ultra-creamy consistency.
• To serve, set out small bowls of chopped cilantro leaves and minced green onion with a choice of oyster sauce, soy sauce, and hot sauce.

JOOK

Steps:

• Wash rice, and put it in a stock pot with chicken stock or water. Place over high heat until stock boils, then add about 4 cups water. Bring to a boil, and turn heat to low. Partly cover pot, simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding water as necessary (probably about 2 cups more).
• Add ginger and slab bacon, and simmer for an hour more or so. Jook should have a porridgelike consistency. If it becomes very thick, add water. When done, jook will be soupy and creamy, like loose oatmeal.
• Remove slab bacon, and serve jook in individual bowls. Season with salt or soy sauce, then garnish with minced bacon, scallions and peanuts. Drizzle with sesame oil if desired.

RICE PORRIDGE (CONGEE/JOOK/OKAYU) RICE COOKER W/PORK & CORN

Steps:

• Measurements are approximate, adjust as needed. 100 g ground pork is about 1/4 lb. 100 g sweet corn is about 3.5 oz.
• If rice cooker has a porridge/congee/jook/okayu function, you can use that (though you may want to adjust the water for your desired consistency). You can also use a slow cooker/crock pot, but it will take more like 4-5 hours.
• Add water, rice, minced garlic, minced ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce and black pepper to the rice cooker and turn it on (choosing the porridge/congee/jook/okayu function if it has one or just "cook" if not) and stir occasionally to break up the rice. It should take about 45-60 minutes.
• (optional) Brown and crumble the ground pork in a frying pan until done and add the corn, cooking until warm.
• When the rice is ready, mix in the pork and corn (or other ingredients, if any).
• Serve in bowls and top with scallions.

VEGETABLE CURRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook rice and onion in oil until rice is lightly browned and onion is tender. Stir in the broth, curry powder, salt and turmeric. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12 minutes. , Stir in corn and peas. Cover and simmer 3-6 minutes longer or until rice and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with almonds.

CROCK POT JOOK

Steps:

• Wash the rice in a colander until the water runs clear. Soak in enough water to cover for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in the slow cooker set on HIGH. Drain, rinse, and drain rice again. Add the rice to the hot oil and cook, stirring until the rice is well coated with oil and smells toasty, about 5 minutes.
• Add the stock all at once, then the salt and cilantro stems. Stir well, cover, turn the cooker to LOW, and cook, 8 to 9 hours or overnight.
• To finish the jook, stir it well if it has separated. If you want it thicker, cover, turn cooker to HIGH, and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 more hours, stirring occasionally. Add milk now if you want an extra-creamy porridge.
• To serve, sprinkle over chopped cilantro leaves, minced green onions, salty potato chips, or your seasoning sauce of choice.

QUICK RICE JOOK

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine rice, broth, water, and ginger.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is soft and broth is slightly creamy, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine beef and cornstarch.
• Using a whisk, mix beef into jook.
• Cook until beef is no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with green onions, soy sauce, and sesame oil.