Best Chao Ga Arroz Caldo Recipes

ARROZ CALDO

Steps:

• Trim chicken of unwanted fat, rinse and drain well.
• In a pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions, ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring regularly, until softened and aromatic.
• Add chicken and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned and have rendered juices. Add fish sauce and continue to cook for around 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add rice and cook, stirring regularly, for about 1 to 2 minutes or until rice starts to lightly brown.
• Add water and bring to a boil, skimming scum that floats on top.
• Add bouillon cubes and stir to dissolve.
• Lower heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice has softened and expanded and the congee has thickened to desired consistency.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into serving bowls. Top with boiled egg, green onions, and toasted garlic. Serve hot with calamansi and additional fish sauce on the side.

ARROZ CALDO

Steps:

• Heat a 5-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add the oil and garlic and cook, stirring often, until the garlic is fragrant and golden, about 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the garlic to a paper-towel lined plate and set aside for serving. Remove the pot from the heat, leaving the garlic-infused oil in the pot.
• Season the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Return the pot to the stove over medium-high heat, then add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is golden, flipping halfway through, about 8 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a bowl. Add the onion, ginger, and rice to the pot. Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, 4 cups water, a pinch of saffron and the bay leaf. Return the chicken and juices to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a vigorous simmer.
• Cook, partially covered, until the chicken is tender, the rice is cooked, and the arroz caldo is thickened, about 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf, stir in the fish sauce and lime juice, and season with salt and pepper. Serve one chicken thigh per bowl and garnish with the fried garlic, scallion greens, freshly ground pepper, reserved saffron threads and lime wedges.

ARROZ CALDO (FILIPINO CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP) RECIPE

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup oil and 2/3 of the garlic in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic turns light golden brown. Transfer garlic to fine-mesh strainer and drain. Spread garlic out on a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 6 minutes. Add onion and cook, stirring and scraping, until onions soften and release their liquid, about 3 minutes. Stir in ginger and remaining garlic and cook until onions begin to brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in fish sauce and pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add rice and stir until well coated.
• Stir in chicken stock, running spoon along bottom of Dutch oven to release any browned bits. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is completely tender and stock has thickened, about 30 minutes. Stir in lime or calamansi juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle arroz caldo into bowls. Top with scallions, fried garlic, and egg slices, if using. Serve immediately with additional lime or calamansi wedges on the side.

CHICKEN ARROZ CALDO (CHICKEN RICE PORRIDGE)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, garlic, and ginger in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken wings; cook and stir together for 1 minute. Stir the fish sauce into the pot, cover, and cook another 2 minutes.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pot. Add the sweet rice and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil; cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to assure the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the green onion, and serve with lemon slices and additional fish sauce, if desired.

ARROZ CALDO

Steps:

• Wash the rice once then drain.
• Heat butter in a pot, saute slices of 1 onion until transparent, then stir fry the drained rice until lightly brown.
• Add 6 cups water to the rice and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, stir occasionally.
• While waiting for the rice to cook, prepare the chicken. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a separate pot. Saute garlic until golden brown, add onions and ginger, stir for a minute then add chicken slices and 4 cups water. Let it boil, remove scums as it rises, lower the heat.
• Add fish sauce, sugar, black pepper, salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 minutes or until the chicken are done.
• Add the vegetables, cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken mixture to the cooked rice. Stir to mix well and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Garnish and serve.

ARROZ CALDO

Steps:

• Wash the mixed long-grain and glutinous rice and drain well.
• Heat the cooking oil in a large heavy casserole.
• Fry the minced garlic until crisp and toasted. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the ginger to oil and sauté until golden. Add the onion and continue sautéing until the onion is transparent. Add the crushed garlic and sauté till lightly browned.
• Add the chicken pieces and the gizzard, lightly season with salt, fish sauce and pepper, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Pour in the drained rice. Coat with oil and juices and continue stirring until translucent. Add the water infused saffron threads.
• Pour in the broth, while stirring. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently, lower the heat, cover and simmer until the rice grains are soft and the chicken pieces are falling off the bones.
• Adjust seasoning according to taste. Bring to a soft boil then add the liver. Simmer for 5 minutes. Do not overcook the livers.
• Sprinkle with toasted garlic and chopped green onion. Serve hot with lemon and egg wedges on the side.

ARROZ CALDO (CHICKEN RICE PORRIDGE)

Steps:

• Place both of the rices in a bowl, cover with cold water and set aside to soak. Place the chicken in a large saucepan or stockpot and cover with 2.5 litres (85 fl oz / 10 cups) water. Bring to the boil over medium heat, skimming any scum from the surface, then reduce the heat to low-medium and simmer for 40 minutes, or until the juices run clear when the thickest part of the thigh is pierced with a knife. Remove the chicken from the stock and set aside to cool slightly; reserve the stock.
• Put the vegetable oil and sliced garlic in a large saucepan over medium heat and stir continuously for 5 minutes, or until the garlic is golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Return the saucepan to the heat, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring until soft. Add the chopped garlic and ginger and stir for a further 2 minutes, or until fragrant.
• Drain the rice, add to the pan with the onion and stir for 2 minutes, or until the rice grains are well coated. Add the fish sauce and 2 litres (68 fl oz / 8 cups) of the stock, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes, or until the rice is very soft and starting to break up, and the mixture has thickened. Thin with a little extra stock to a porridge-like consistency, then season with salt flakes.
• Shred the chicken, discarding the skin and bones. Divide three-quarters of the chicken among serving bowls, then ladle over the rice mixture. Top with the remaining chicken, then scatter with the fried garlic and spring onion. Serve with hardboiled eggs, sesame oil, if using, and kalamansi.

CHAO GA - VIETNAMESE RICE PORRIDGE

Steps:

• Place rice and glutinous rice in a large pot with water and stock.
• Bring to boil then lower heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Cook until rice is very soft and mixture is thick. Roughly 45-60 minutes.
• Add fish sauce, sugar, shredded chicken, mushrooms, and poultry seasoning.
• Stir Gently.
• If desired, to Poach eggs: add to top of the mixture and cover.
• Let it simmer an additional 5-10 minutes, or the eggs are cooked to your liking.
• Spoon porridge into individual serving bowls.
• Garnish with spring onion.
• Sprinkle with pepper.

ARROZ CALDO (FILIPINO RICE PORRIDGE WITH CHICKEN AND GINGER)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; add garlic and white parts of scallion and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add salt, chicken, ginger, and 10 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender and the meat is falling off the bone, about 1 hour.
• Remove the chicken from the stock and cool slightly. Pull the meat off the bones, discarding the skin and bones. Strain the stock, discarding solids. You should have 9 cups of stock; place it with the rice in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the rice is creamy and overcooked, about 25-30 minutes. Add reserved meat and the fish sauce and stir to combine. Garnish with scallion greens and chile oil.