Been raining since yesterday...made me want to put something warm and soothing inside my tummy. Plus, my two-year old and I have this cough for almost two weeks now, so I know we needed this. :P
That's Arroz Caldo, my version. As usual, I seldom follow any recipe to the letter (except when it comes to baking)...I just 'dumped' everything (water, rice, chicken, garlic, ginger, kasubha {a dried stamen from a local plant which serves as a coloring agent to the dish}, salt and pepper) into the pot, then waited for it to boil. Stir every so often just to make sure that it won't burn. Once the chicken was cooked I removed the chicken pieces so that they wouldn't go into shreds...I wanted the rice to be really soft and puffy (not the chicken, lol). I used brown rice, and it took longer to cook, but once it puffed up it still retained some texture, which I liked. :)
When the rice was all puffed up and the liquid thick (which took almost an hour), I returned the chicken to the pot and had it simmering for about 10 more minutes. You can add fish sauce or whatever seasoning you want at this point. After that, it's ready to be served.
I drizzled a bit of calamansi/calamondin juice and added LOTS of freshly ground pepper to the dish...
filling and soothing!
burp!
excuse me! :D
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Oh arroz caldo, love it!
yup, this is perfect for the wet weather we're having. i had my rainy comfort food the other day---champorado naman.:p
Ako din! Don't follow especially with arroz caldo..anything goes! lol
I love "dump" and go dishes...this sounds great!
That's what I do too when it's raining and cold. But hubby won't eat the chicken just the lugaw ^_^
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I also had arroz caldo with goto yesterday although we're having a heat wave here in VA. Sarap specially with calamansi and patis.
I've never tried brown rice arroz caldo which is a great idea; looks yummy too.
thanks, Lani
...definitely perfect during rainy days (and nights)...
thanks, LM
...oo, minsan champorado naman gusto namin...lol
thanks, G
...with food talaga anything goes! lol
thanks, Heather
...you might like to try it sometime... :)
thanks, Kim
...hehe, siguro iba pa rin kasi pag fried/baked/roasted ung chicken.
thanks, Ms. Oggi
...i wanted to try it with red rice, too, kaso ayaw ng youngest ko..the brown rice was the one 'nearest' to the usual arroz caldo and good thing he settled for that. lol.
...condolence again...
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I love my arroz caldo with lots of spring onions, toasted garlic and calamansi juice! :)
Love it! I wish I could make some. You'd think that with all my curiosity in the kitchen I would be able to prepare something this yummy but I can't. So thanks for the recipe!
I miss home cooked food like this pag rainy season....hirap mag isa...wahhahaha...lahat instant...instant bili:)
Sarap naman:)
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i need today some bowl of soup too. love the photo!
thanks, Jenn
...soul food!!!! lol
thanks, Halie
...am sure you can make something like this..your food shots are yummy-licious all the time!
thanks, SunnyToast
...will definitely follow you back
...btw, love your name :)
thanks, Angi
...your fish post had me drooling...love it with lots of rice..or pandesal. lol ;)
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I miss arroz caldo. Looks yummy!
thanks, Ms. Agring
...welcome back! :)
enjoy the rest of the week! ♥
wow, ang sarap...looks really great. nagcrave tuloy ako ng arrozcaldo. commenting late but done visiting all entries too! :) have a great weekend! :)
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