🍲 The Perfect Congee (鷄粥) | Preserving my dad's recipe!

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Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make congee, a classic Chinese rice porridge dish. Also known as jook in Cantonese (as well as juk, zhou, and many other names), this is a staple of many Asian cuisines.

🍴 WRITTEN RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴
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- Chinese Cleaver:
- Carbon Steel Wok:
- Stainless Steel Spatula:
- Non-Stick Wok:
- Non-Stick Spatula:
- Gas Burner:
- Electric Burner:
- Steaming rack:
- Steaming rack with holes:

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- Infrared Laser Temperature Gun:
- Wireless Meat Thermometer:
- Food Scale:

👨🍳 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 👨🍳
- Light Soy Sauce:
- Dark Soy Sauce:
- Chicken Bouillon:
- Sesame Oil:
- Rice Cooking Wine:
- Shaoxing Cooking Wine:
- Premium Oyster Sauce:
- Chili Oil:
- Hoisin Sauce:
- Vegetarian Oyster Sauce:
- Gluten-Free Oyster Sauce:
- Handcrafted Soy Sauce:

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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Congee & Chinese New Year
00:39 - History of Congee
01:34 - Wash rice
01:58 - Boil water, chop veggies
02:35 - Prepare chicken
03:45 - Start boiling rice
05:32 - Cover pot & wait
06:27 - Whisk rice
07:16 - Start cooking chicken
07:58 - Add flavors, ginger
08:11 - Plate
08:54 - Meal Time!
10:04 - The meaning of “waaht”
10:36 - Mommy + Daddy Lau’s childhood jook
12:42 - Life in China
14:21 - Jook at restaurants, in China
16:44 - Mommy Lau & Baby Cam say bye!

🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵
Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau
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Overhead Camera Rig built by P.Oak -
Chinese Subtitles by Wynee Pan -

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