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Instant Pot Century Egg and Lean Pork Congee

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Natural Release 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author Mary Tang

Ingredients

  • 680 g (1.5 pounds) pork tenderloin, divide in half First half, leave it as a whole piece. For the other, slice thin about 1 mm thick, 1 x 2 inch pieces
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
  • 30 grams ginger
  • ½ cup scallions, thinly sliced
  • 6 360 g Century eggs, cut into 8 segments each
  • 1.5 cups Jasmine rice
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 Tbsp. fish sauce

Instructions

  1. Cut the pork tenderloin in half. Refrigerate the first half until ready to use.
  2. For the 2nd half, slice thinly and tenderize the meat by pounding the meat with the back of the knife.

  3. Place the sliced pork in a bowl and add soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix well. Place in the fridge for 1 to 3 hours (or overnight).

  4. Peel the ginger and set aside.

  5. Slice the scallions and set aside.

  6. Peel and cut the Century Eggs. 

  7. Clean the rice. Add the rice to a bowl, and add enough water to cover the rice. Swirl the rice around. Drain and repeat a few times until the water is clear.

Use the Instant Pot

  1. Add the cleaned and drained rice.
  2. Add enough water until it reaches the 10 cup mark in the Instant Pot.
  3. Add the whole piece of pork tenderloin (not the slices), and the piece of ginger.
  4. Turn the Instant Pot on, close the lid and make sure the knob is on "Sealing". Choose the "Porridge" button and change the timing to 20 minutes.

  5. When the time is up on counter, turn the Instant Pot off. Do a natural release by waiting at least 15 minutes before turning the knob from 'Sealing' to 'Venting'. Open the lid.
  6. Remove the piece of pork tenderloin and ginger and discard.

  7. Press the “Saute” button on the Instant Pot. Add the marinated and sliced pork into the congee and mix well, followed by the Century eggs. Stir slowly until the meat cooks through (about 4 minutes).
  8. Add the fish sauce. Taste and adjust as needed.
  9. Ladle into bowls and top with desired amount of scallions.

Recipe Notes

The 'cook time' indicated does not include the time it takes for the Instant Pot to go up to pressure and the natural release time.

Feel free to add salt instead of fish sauce, and to substitute the toppings with other fresh herbs you have handy, and or sesame oil.