Jun
28
Filipino Recipes – Chicken Arroz Caldo – Pinoy Food
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Arroz Caldo is a favorite dish among many Filipinos. It literally means “hot rice” and is a perfect comfort food for someone suffering from cold. It’s also great to enjoy this dish during rainy weather.
Ingredients:
- Fish sauce (patis) – 2 tbsp
- Green onions – 1 piece, medium, chopped
- Shallot – 2 pieces
- Garlic – 4 cloves, roughly chopped
- Pepper and salt – to taste
- Ginger – 2 knobs, peeled and chopped (1/4-inch)
- Chicken stock – 1 quart, sodium free, fat free
- Sticky rice – 2 cups, uncooked
- Chicken drumsticks or thighs – 4 pieces
- Olive oil
Cooking Procedure:
- Heat olive oil in a big pot. Cook the chicken pieces. Avoid moving them until they’re browned sufficiently on one side. Add pepper and salt.
- When flipping the chicken over, add the shallots. Saute until the chicken becomes brown.
- Add chopped garlic. Add the uncooked sticky rice after giving the garlic a quick toss. Stir then add fish sauce.
- Add the chopped ginger. Stir then slowly pour in the chicken stock. Cover and bring to a simmer.
- Lower the heat when the mixture starts to simmer and continue stirring. Make sure that the rice won’t stick to the pot’s bottom.
- Check the tenderness of the rice (it’s quite similar to risotto). If your mixture becomes too thick, add tepid water to loosen it.
- When the rice is ready, serve in a bowl with the chicken on top. Use the green onions for garnishing.
Tip
For added flavor, add a squeeze of calamansi juice on your bowl of arroz caldo.
