Arroz Caldo

Name: Arroz Caldo
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 cup glutinous rice; 500g chicken, bone-in; 3 tbsp ginger, julienned; 4 cloves garlic, minced

Arroz Caldo/ah-ROS KAHL-doh/

Also known as: Lugaw

About this dish

A warm, gingery rice porridge with chicken, a comforting Filipino breakfast dish.

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Ingredients

🍚1 cup glutinous rice

🍗500g chicken, bone-in

🫚3 tbsp ginger, julienned

🧄4 cloves garlic, minced

Method

Serves 4

Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger until fragrant.

Add chicken and cook until lightly browned.

Stir in rice and enough water or stock to cover generously.

Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice breaks down into a thick porridge.

Serve topped with fried garlic, green onion, and a wedge of calamansi.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Arroz caldo reflects Chinese congee traditions adapted with Filipino ginger and garnishes, commonly eaten when feeling under the weather.

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