Recipe
Gentle Congee for Bad Days
Rice, water, salt, ginger. What I eat when my gut has decided nothing else is allowed.
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Yield
- Serves 3
Why it works for me
In a flare I need calories that ask nothing of me. Congee is warm, salty, easy to digest, and endlessly adaptable once things settle down.
Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmine rice, rinsed
- 8 cups filtered water
- 1 inch fresh ginger, sliced
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Toppings: soft-cooked egg, shredded fresh chicken, olive oil, chopped chives
Method
- 1Bring rice, water, and ginger to a boil, then reduce to the lowest simmer.
- 2Cook 45 minutes, stirring every so often, until the grains have collapsed into cream.
- 3Salt to taste — it needs more than you expect.
- 4Top with whatever you are tolerating that week and eat it very hot.
Freeze leftovers in cup-sized portions; thaw with an extra splash of water.
Histamine tolerance is individual. Please adapt anything here to your own body and your own practitioner's guidance — I'm sharing what works in my kitchen, not prescribing.
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