Slow Cooker Vegan Congee

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Sick of sweet oatmeal, pastries or smoothies for dessert? Congee is a comforting savory porridge often eaten for breakfast in China and many other parts of Asia. You can add the ingredients to your slow cooker before you head to bed, and wake up to a warm bowl of rice porridge, waiting for delicious toppings.

Ingredients

Congee:
1 1/2 cups white rice (short or long grain)
3 quarts vegetable broth
2 in. ginger, sliced
3 green onion stems, cut in half

Vegetables:
1 tsp oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 in. ginger, minced
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup Chinese broccoli (or broccolini, broccoli raab, or regular broccoli), thinly sliced
2 cups mustard greens (or other leafy green)
Salt or Tamari (to taste)

Garnish:
Peanuts , chopped
Fresh fried shallots
Thinly sliced green onions
Toasted sesame seeds
Diced tofu cubes
Kimchi, to taste
Chili paste, to taste
White pepper, to taste

Instructions

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