Arroz Caldo (Filipino Chicken Rice Soup)
Flavorful chicken and rice main dish soup. Fresh ginger adds zing, spice and health benefits.Your whole family will enjoy this excellent soup.
Servings 4 -6
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped fine
- 2 tablespoons fresh peeled ginger chopped fine
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 4 uncooked boneless chicken breasts cut in 1 inch cubes
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 1 cup rice already cooked
- 1 teaspoon salt
- dash white pepper
- splash lemon juice - 1-2 tablespoons to taste
- splash white wine - 1-2 tablespoons to taste
- lemon wedges and chopped green onions for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, sauté the chopped onion and ginger in butter or olive oil.
- Add the uncooked chicken cubes and cook over low heat until chicken is cooked and tender.
- Add chicken broth and cooked rice.
- Season with the teaspoon salt, dash white pepper, lemon juice and white wine.
- Simmer gently for twenty minutes.
- Garnish bowls of soup with a lemon wedge and a sprinkle of chopped green onion.
Notes
Does it bother your eyes to chop onions? I wear ski goggles. (Yup, I really do!)
Before chopping the ginger, remove the skin.Use the edge of a spoon with a gentle scraping motion to peel it off.
This recipe tastes great with crusty bread and a green salad.
Before chopping the ginger, remove the skin.Use the edge of a spoon with a gentle scraping motion to peel it off.
This recipe tastes great with crusty bread and a green salad.