Vietnam

Cháo Gà

Name: Cháo Gà
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken portions; 150 g Rice; 1 piece Ginger; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 handful Spring onion & coriander; to garnish Fried shallots; to serve Lime & pepper

Vietnamese chicken rice porridge

Cháo gà is the Vietnamese chicken rice porridge, a comfort dish for cold days and recovery - gentle, nourishing and aromatic.

The rice is cooked soft in chicken broth; ginger, fish sauce and plenty of herbs give the simple porridge depth and freshness.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken portions500 g
Rice150 g
Ginger1 piece
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Spring onion & coriander1 handful
Fried shallotsto garnish
Lime & pepperto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the chicken with ginger in water, keep the broth.
Cook the rice in the broth into a creamy porridge.
Shred the chicken and add.
Season with fish sauce and pepper.
Serve with spring onion, coriander, fried shallots and lime.

Make it original

Fish sauce and fried shallots for cháo gà are in the Asia Boutique.

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