arroz caldo
Arroz caldo, also known as aroskaldo, is a Filipino rice and chicken gruel. It is heavily flavored with ginger, toasted garlic, scallions, and black pepper. It is also usually served with calamansi or hard-boiled egg. You can make it your own by following these simple steps. Incorporating a few of these ingredients will add extra flavor to your dish.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil
- 100 grams onion sliced
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 5 inch ginger crushed and sliced
- 1 kg chicken cut into parts
- 165 grams 1 cup rice, uncooked
- 6 cups water or broth
- fish sauce or salt to taste
- pepper to taste
For toppings:
- hard boiled eggs
- spring onion chopped
- fried minced garlic
- fried shallots
- calamansi lime
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil and saute the onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant.
- Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the rice and the water. Stir to avoid the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Lower the heat and cover the pot.
- Allow to simmer, scraping the bottom of the pot once in a while.
- Cook until the rice starts to break down, about 1 hour. Add more water as necessary. The arroz caldo will thicken considerably.
- Season with fish sauce or salt. Add pepper to taste.
- Serve with the toppings.
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Notes
I checked the arroz caldo every so often while it was cooking. The rice tends to stick to the bottom and burn.
I added some ginger powder before cooking the chicken. You can opt not to and you can even lessen the amount of ginger used in the recipe.
I added some ginger powder before cooking the chicken. You can opt not to and you can even lessen the amount of ginger used in the recipe.