Porridge and Congee Recipes

Arroz Caldo Recipe

Arroz Caldo (literally translated as warm rice) is a type of congee (or lugaw) that closely resembles the risotto. Though this dish is of Chinese origin, the (new) name was actually given by the Spaniards because of pronounciation issues.

The use of chicken (cut into individual servings) makes Arroz Caldo different from other congees. Safflower (wild saffron), toasted garlic, and scallions are added to enhance the flavor, color, and aroma of the dish.

This lugaw is usually served during breakfast. I remember seeing several well-lit carts complete with chairs and tables along Edsa (a major road in Manila) serving this congee with Goto and lugaw. Several tapsilogan and karinderya also carry this in their daily menu. Arroz Caldo is also one of the favorite food of those who want to sober-up.

Arroz Palabok

Arroz Palabok is a lugaw version of pancit palabok. It has the same great taste even if presented in a different form. Through this recipe, you can now make your own palabok lugaw in the comfort of your home. How to Cook Arroz Palabok Making arroz palabok is as easy as cooking arroz caldo. The…

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Bulalugaw (Bulalo + Lugaw)

Bulalugaw is a rice porridge dish composed of tenderized beef shanks, boiled eggs, and sweet corn. It is delicious and best enjoyed during cold weather. How to Cook Bulalugaw Making your own bulalo rice porridge at home can be quick and easy as long as you have the proper equipment. I am using a pressure…

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Chicken Arroz Caldo Recipe

Chicken arroz caldo is a type of Filipino rice porridge with chicken slices. It is best served when topped with hard boiled eggs, some chopped scallions, and toasted or roasted garlic. I personally like to squeeze a piece of calamansi or lime over the toppings. It makes the dish taste fresher and delicious. This chicken…

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Special Goto Recipe

Goto is a type of rice porridge with innards of either pig or cow. This Special Goto Recipe uses both ox tripe and pig intestine. Goto has been famous in the Philippines because it is affordable and can easily satisfy hunger. This has also been a breakfast favorite and a rainy day comfort food. The…

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Century Egg Congee with Salted Pork

Century Egg Congee is a type of rice porridge with slices of black eggs and some chopped scallions. The egg is known as Century Egg or Hundred Year Old Egg. Contrary to its name, Century Egg is not 100 years old. It is a type of egg preserved in a mixture of clay, ash, salt,…

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Goto Recipe (Rice Porridge)

Goto is a type of rice porridge or congee that uses ox tripe as one of the major ingredients. This has a similar consistency with Arroz Caldo and Lugaw; cooking procedure and most of the ingredients are also comparable.

This can be considered either as a breakfast food or a heavy snack. Usually served hot, this food is commonly consumed early in the morning to break hunger brought about by several hours of deprivation. As an afternoon snack, eating Goto bring back the consumed energy helping you to get back on track. This is also a good midnight snack for hard workers who spent the whole day at work and even party goers who had too much beer or hard liquor. There is nothing like a hot bowl of Goto paired with tokwa’t baboy to sober you up.

Champorado Recipe

Champorado is a sweet chocolate rice porridge that uses sweet glutinous rice (locally known as malagkit) and cocoa powder as main ingredients. A more traditional approach would be using tableya (pure cocoa blocks) instead of cocoa powder.

This porridge can be served hot or cold and is mostly eaten during breakfast. This can also be served during mid-afternoon snacks (meryenda) and is best when complimented with Tuyo (salted dried fish).

In this actual presentation, I used special dark chocolate (the only available ingredient in my kitchen) instead of the ordinary cocoa powder . This made the color of the Champorado darker…don’t be alarmed when the color of the champorado that you are cooking is brownish because that is the way it should be. I’m just trying to save some money by using ingredients that are directly available . You should do the same thing too 🙂

Try this Champorado recipe.

Porridge and Congee Recipes

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