Postpartum Chicken Congee

Ingredients:

• 1 package of Perennial Pastures Corn and Soy Free Chicken Legs
• 1 cup of white rice
• 2 cups of Perennial Pastures bone broth (or your homemade broth)
• 5 cups of water
• 1-2 slices of fresh ginger
  
• 1-2 cloves of garlic, smashed
  
• 1-2 tbsp of salt (baja gold is our fav)
  
  

Instructions:

1. Prep the rice.
   • Option to soak rice a few hours before to reduce phytic acid.
   • Rince soaked rice well.
2. Combine everything in a pot.
   
   • • rice
     • bone broth
     • water
     • chicken legs
     • ginger
     • garlic
     • salt
     • ghee
3. Slow Cook
   Simmer 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking.
4. Shred the Chicken.
   Remove the chicken legs, pull the meat off the bone, and return the meat to the pot. (You can save the bones for future broth)
5. Season & Enjoy.
   Add salt to taste. Great addition include a spoon of butter, a soft boiled egg, minced scallions and black garlic.

This warming and deeply nourishing recipe is great for postpartum and cold rainy days. Enjoy!