Arroz Caldo Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Filipino Chicken congee with boiled eggs

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: congee, goto, lugaw, porridge

Servings: people

Calories: 516kcal

Author: Vanjo Merano

Heat around 5 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok. Add the garlic immediately. Slow fry it while occasionally stirring until golden brown. Remove the garlic from the wok. Set aside.
5 tablespoons cooking oil, 8 cloves garlic
Saute the onion in the remaining oil until it softens. Add ginger. Saute for 1 minute.
3 onions, 3 thumbs ginger
Add the chicken and continue sautéing until the color of the exterior turns light brown. Pour 2 tablespoons of fish sauce. Stir.
2 lbs chicken cut into serving pieces
Add the jasmine and sweet rice. Saute for 30 seconds,
3/4 cup Jasmine rice, 3/4 cup sweet rice
Pour the water into the wok. Cover and let it boil.
34 ounces water
Add Maggi Magic Chicken Cube. Adjust the heat to the lowest setting. Simmer the chicken while occasionally stirring until the rice breaks down with a thick consistency. (note: this usually takes more than 35 minutes to achieve).
2 Maggi Magic Chicken Cube
Add turmeric powder and safflower. Stir.
1 tablespoon safflower, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Season with ground black pepper and fish sauce as needed.
Fish sauce and ground black pepper to taste
Add the boiled eggs, toasted garlic, and chopped green onions.
8 eggs, 1 cup green onions
Transfer to a serving bowl and top with more toasted garlic and chopped green onions. Serve with a condiment of calamansi and fish sauce.
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