
Everyday meals
Congee with squid (yau yu juk)
Creamy rice porridge with tender pieces of squid, cooked quickly so they stay soft. Flavoured with ginger and spring onion, it is a light and tasty breakfast dish from Hong Kong.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
278 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 15.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42.5 g
- of which sugars
- 0.9 g
- Fat
- 4.7 g
- of which saturated fat
- 1.5 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Rinse the rice under cold water and drain it.
- Bring the stock to the boil with the rice, then lower the heat and simmer for 60 minutes, stirring often, until the texture is creamy.
- Cut the squid into rings and thin strips, then score the inside of the tubes so they curl prettily when cooked.
- Grate the ginger and add it to the congee with the salt and pepper.
- Add the squid and cook for just 2 minutes, until they curl up and turn white.
- Finely chop the spring onions and scatter them over the congee.
- Drizzle with soy sauce and a little sesame oil, then serve straight away.
Variations and tips
Prawn version. Replace the squid with peeled prawns, cooked for 2 minutes.
Using what's easy to find. Ready-cleaned frozen squid is sold everywhere and works very well.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong SAR China