Turn leftover rice to congee

Grandma never let us waste any food, rice in particular. She told us rice farming is a very labour intensive task, she also said if you leave a grain of rice on the plate, then your future spouse will have a pimple on his/her face... right...

So for breakfast this freezing morning, I made congee (or jook) using a bowl of cooked rice. All I did was pouring about 3-4 bowls of water with the bowl of rice into the pot, bring it to boil, then simmer it for about an hour. This makes a basic congee.

As you can imagine: rice + water = bland food, therefore, I made a simple spinach side dish to go with it.

1. fresh garlic - one clove, finely chopped
2. light soy sauce - 2-3 table spoon
3. spring onion (optional) - 1/2 cup, chopped
4. frozen spinach* - 3 cups, steamed

Now, mix 1-3 in a big bowl, then add the spinach in the bowl and that's it. Simple.

*Note: Fresh spinach can be used as well, instead of steam it, boil it till it is just cooked, run it under cold water, then chop it up and remove all excess water by squeezing it using your hands.