Taiwanese Milkfish Congee

Name: Taiwanese Milkfish Congee
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 300g milkfish fillet; 2 tbsp ginger, julienned; Fried shallots, for garnish

虱目魚粥/shi mu yu zhou/

About this dish

A comforting rice porridge topped with tender milkfish, ginger, and fried shallots.

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Ingredients

🍚1 cup rice

🐟300g milkfish fillet

🫚2 tbsp ginger, julienned

🧅Fried shallots, for garnish

Method

Serves 3

Simmer rice in plenty of water until it breaks down into a thick porridge.

Season the porridge with a little fish sauce.

Add the milkfish and ginger, simmering gently until the fish is just cooked.

Top with fried shallots and scallion.

Serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Milkfish congee is a popular Taiwanese breakfast dish, especially in the south where milkfish farming is common.

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