Cantonese-Style Beef Congee Rice Porridge Jook — The Comfort Bowl You Need This Winter

When the weather turns chilly, nothing feels more comforting than a bowl of something warm, cozy, and silky-smooth. Today, I’m making the ultimate Cantonese comfort food — Beef Congee, or 生滚牛肉粥 (Jook). It’s a simple rice soup, but making perfect jook is an art, and the Cantonese have a few tricks up our sleeves. Let me show you exactly how to make it at home — just like what we grew up eating.

Ingredients (serves 3)
3/4 cup of jasmine rice
10 cups of beef stock or water
300g beef, sliced thinly
2.5 tsp of salt
2 tsp of grated ginger
1 tsp of garlic powder
1 tsp of ground white pepper
1 egg white
2.5 tbsp of cornstarch
1.5 tbsp of water
227g of leafy vegetables (Bok choy, Choy Sum, Gailan, etc..), diced