Honeynut Squash Congee with Poached Fish

Name: Honeynut Squash Congee with Poached Fish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 small honeynut squash (halved and seeded); 1 cup cooked short grain white rice; 1/2 inch knob of ginger (thinly sliced); 2 garlic cloves (thinly sliced); 5 1/2 cups water; Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 pound white fish of choice (portioned into three fillets); 3 tablespoons chili crisp of choice; Scallions (thinly sliced, for garnish )

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

This comforting congee recipe is a new take on the classic rice porridge. It's simmered slowly, but the process takes half the time of traditional congee, due to us starting with white rice. And while congee typically uses chicken stock, this uses water and finishes with a poached fish on top. Making it fully pescatarian, and still a full meal.

Updated at: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:33:17 GMT