Vegan Congee Recipe (Jook)

Name: Vegan Congee Recipe (Jook)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup jasmine rice; 6 dried shiitake mushrooms; 4 cups water (divided); 5 cups vegetable broth ((see note 1)); 2 to 3 stalks lemongrass (sliced into 3 to 4-inch chunks); 2-inch piece of ginger (peeled and sliced); 2 cloves garlic (smashed); 1 teaspoon kosher salt (add more to taste (see note 2)); soy sauce; chili oil; ground white pepper; furikake; fried onions; finely sliced scallions; youtiao (Chinese fried dough sticks) (see note 4)