Chicken Arroz Caldo (Chicken Rice Porridge)

This arroz caldo is a comforting Filipino soup with chicken wings and rice in chicken broth, seasoned with onion, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 cup glutinous sweet rice
• 5.25 cups chicken broth
• 2.25 pounds chicken wings, split and tips discarded
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce for sprinkling, if desired

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add chicken wings; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in fish sauce, cover, and cook another 2 minutes.

Step 4

Pour chicken broth into the pot. Stir in sweet rice and bring mixture to a boil. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Step 5

Season with salt and pepper. Portion soup into bowls and garnish with green onion.

Step 6

Serve with lemon slices and additional fish sauce, if desired.