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    Home » Recipes » All Recipes » Rice & Noodles

    Breakfast Congee โจ้ก (jok)

    Published: Jun 28, 2014 · Modified: Dec 7, 2020 by Pailin Chongchitnant · This post may contain affiliate links

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    It's all over the streets of Thailand every morning, and now you can have it at home! Creamy, comforting rice porridge with tender pork meatballs and topped with ginger...mmm...sure beats any cereal out there!

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    Ingredients

    Here are all the ingredients you'll need to make this recipe. For amounts, check out the full recipe card below.

    The Pork

    • Ground pork
    • Soy sauce
    • Fish sauce
    • Sugar
    • White pepper
    • Ice cube

    The Rice Base

    • Broken or regular jasmine rice
    • Water

    The Assembly (for 1 big serving)

    • Good pork stock
    • Rice base
    • Ground pork, as much as you'd like
    • Soy sauce
    • Salt
    • Egg at room temperature, optional

    The Garnish

    • Julienned ginger
    • White pepper
    • Chopped green onions and/or cilantro

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    How to Make Breakfast Congee โจ้ก (jok)

    Here are all the steps to make this recipe. If this is your first time, I highly recommend watching the video tutorial to ensure success.

    For the pork:

    1. Process all ingredients in a food processor until it resembles a paste.

    For the rice base:

    1. Bring water to a boil, add rice and stir occasionally. Once rice starts to thicken, stir constantly until the rice is thick and broken down to the desired consistency.

    For the soft-boiled egg:

    1. Put egg in a bowl and slowly pour off-the-boil water over it until it's completely submerged.
    2. Let the egg sit for 10 minutes, then immediately transfer it into cold water to stop the cooking.
      Note: 10 minutes is the time it takes using the setup shown in the video. The more water you have (i.e. the larger the bowl), the less time you will need because the water will stay hot longer. If you're doing multiple eggs or using different sized eggs, the time it takes may also vary. I suggest starting with 10 minutes and then adjust for your next time. 

    To assemble:

    1. Bring pork stock to a boil and add the ground pork in bite-sized chunks. Season the stock with soy sauce and salt.
    2. When the pork is half way done, add the rice base and stir to break up lumps. When the pork is done and the rice is well mixed, remove from heat.

    To serve:

    1. Crack the soft boiled egg into the serving bowl and then pour in the jok. Top with white pepper, ginger, and green onions/cilantro.
    2. Enjoy with some Thai iced coffee!
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    Congee Jok

    Breakfast Congee โจ้ก (jok)

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    • Author: Pailin Chongchitnant
    • Yield: Serves 3-4
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    Ingredients

    The Pork

    • 250 g ground pork
    • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 tsp fish sauce
    • 2 tsp sugar
    • ¼ tsp white pepper
    • 1 small ice cube

    The Rice Base

    • ¾ cup broken or regular jasmine rice
    • 4-5 cups water

    The Assembly (for 1 big serving)

    • ¾ cup good pork stock
    • 1 cup rice base
    • Ground pork, as much as you'd like
    • 1 tsp soy sauce
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • 1 egg at room temperature, optional

    The Garnish

    • Julienned ginger
    • White pepper
    • Chopped green onions and/or cilantro

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    Instructions

    For the pork: Process all ingredients in a food processor until it resembles a paste.

    For the rice base: Bring water to a boil, add rice and stir occasionally. Once rice starts to thicken, stir constantly until the rice is thick and broken down to the desired consistency.

    For the soft-boiled egg: Put egg in a bowl and slowly pour off-the-boil water over it until it's completely submerged. Let the egg sit for 10 minutes, then immediately transfer it into cold water to stop the cooking. Note: 10 minutes is the time it takes using the setup shown in the video. The more water you have (i.e. the larger the bowl), the less time you will need because the water will stay hot longer. If you're doing multiple eggs or using different sized eggs, the time it takes may also vary. I suggest starting with 10 minutes and then adjust for your next time. 

    To assemble: Bring pork stock to a boil and add the ground pork in bite-sized chunks. Season the stock with soy sauce and salt. When the pork is half way done, add the rice base and stir to break up lumps. When the pork is done and the rice is well mixed, remove from heat.

    To serve:  Crack the soft boiled egg into the serving bowl and then pour in the jok. Top with white pepper, ginger, and green onions/cilantro. Enjoy with some Thai iced coffee!

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    1. Don Cameron says

      August 08, 2023 at 7:05 pm

      I make Juk/ brown rice Congee quite often in my slow cooker. 1 cup of rice in 9 cups of water at night with ginger and garlic, in the morning add whatever toppings, smoked sausage or chinese sausage, green onion, egg and white pepper for an hour or so and breakfast is ready.

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    2. Geri Crosato says

      January 07, 2021 at 7:46 am

      Hi,
      I made this recipe. It was my first attempt making jok. It was absolutely delicious! My husband said he would definitely have this again. I didn't make the egg and I used chicken stock as I didn't have pork stock. My jok came out a bit runny after adding the broth to it so I will cook the rice base a bit longer next time or use less broth. I will definitely make this again.

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