Arroz Caldo
A quick and easy recipe that can be served any time of day!
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Ingredients
- ½ kilo chicken wings washed and cut in two by the joints
- 1 cup rice
- 4-5 cups water
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 medium onion minced
- 1 knob ginger cut in strips approx 1 inch in length
- 1 chicken cube
- 3 tbsp fish sauce or you can use salt as alternative
- ½ tbsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 6 medium hard boiled eggs optional (sliced)
- toasted garlic garnish (store bought)
- scallions garnish
- lemon optional
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil in a pot over medium heat and saute garlic, onion and ginger until onions are translucent.
- Add the chicken pieces and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Add the fish sauce and uncooked rice then stir/mix and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Pour-in 4 to 5 cups of water and drop the chicken cube then cover the pot. Bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and stir occasionally to avoid burning the rice at the bottom of the pot. - Let simmer until the rice is fully cooked, approx. 25 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning and dash with ground black pepper.
- Serve hot and top it off with the hard boiled eggs, toasted garlic and scallions. Bon Appetit.