A comforting Filipino chicken and rice porridge, perfect for a hearty meal. This recipe includes instructions for making crispy garlic chips for garnish.
Garlic Chips
1. Fry 6 sliced garlic cloves in 4 tbsp of neutral oil.
2. Once slightly browned on medium heat and set aside.
Arroz Caldo
1. Heat 2 tbsp of neutral oil on medium heat and brown chicken thigh for a couple minutes on each side.
2. Remove chicken and sauté onion, white portion of scallions, 6 cloves minced garlic, and ginger.
3. Once translucent, fry glutinous rice for a couple of minutes.
4. Add chicken stock and chicken and bring to a boil.
5. Simmer on medium low heat for 45 minutes or until thick and rice is fully cooked (make sure to stir every 10 minutes so the bottom doesn’t stick).
6. Season with salt, pepper, and fish sauce.
7. Garnish bowl with green portion of scallions, ginger, garlic chips, a boiled egg, and lemon.
