Chicken Arroz Caldo (Chicken Rice Porridge)

This arroz caldo is a comforting Filipino soup with chicken wings and rice in chicken broth, seasoned with onion, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce.

Chicken Arroz Caldo (Chicken Rice Porridge)

Course: CuisineCuisine: Filipino
Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

20

minutes
Total Time

40

minutes
Servings

5

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons — olive oil

  • 1 — onion, diced

  • 2 cloves — garlic, crushed

  • 1 (2 inch) piece — fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced

  • 2 ¼ pounds — chicken wings, split and tips discarded

  • 1 tablespoon — fish sauce (Optional)

  • 5 ¼ cups — chicken broth

  • 1 cup — glutinous sweet rice

  • — salt and pepper to taste

  • 1 — green onion, chopped

  • 1 — lemon, sliced (Optional)

  • 1 teaspoon — fish sauce for sprinkling, if desired (Optional)

Directions

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
  • Add chicken wings; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in fish sauce, cover, and cook another 2 minutes.
  • Pour chicken broth into the pot. Stir in sweet rice and bring mixture to a boil. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  • Season with salt and pepper. Portion soup into bowls and garnish with green onion.
  • Serve with lemon slices and additional fish sauce, if desired.

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