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Submitted by Kiersten Phae
"My Vietnamese fiancé absolutely loves Chao Ga. He and I edited a version we got to make it easier for our family. It's a thick rice soup. The rice gets soft and it's very comforting when sick. You can use just long grain white rice if you do not have glutinous rice. It's a great way to use leftover chicken, and sometimes I poach an egg on top after the rice has cooked to have more of a comforting feel.Sometimes you need to add more chicken stock to keep it soupy, so I check it a couple times while cooking. You can garnished with a couple of sliced Polygonum leaves, but I don't have them so I skip that part."
photo by Chickee 
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8-10
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ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1⁄2 cup glutinous rice
- 2 cups long grain rice
- 1 -2 cup chicken meat, shredded
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
- 2 -4 eggs, depending on desired servings (optional)
- 2 tablespoons sliced mushrooms (optional)
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Garnishes
- 1 teaspoon white pepper (black works also)
- 2 2 scallions or 2 green onions, sliced thin
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directions
- Place rice and glutinous rice in a large pot with water and stock.
- Bring to boil then lower heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally.
- Cook until rice is very soft and mixture is thick. Roughly 45-60 minutes.
- Add fish sauce, sugar, shredded chicken, mushrooms, and poultry seasoning.
- Stir Gently.
- If desired, to Poach eggs: add to top of the mixture and cover.
- Let it simmer an additional 5-10 minutes, or the eggs are cooked to your liking.
- Spoon porridge into individual serving bowls.
- Garnish with spring onion.
- Sprinkle with pepper.
Questions & Replies
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Kim H.
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Reviews
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I'm so happy I found this recipe. I used regular jasmine rice and 2 cups of chicken and added a little more fish sauce. The only thing I would change would be the poultry seasoning (I used McCormick Chicken rub). I forgot to taste before I added and a tablespoon was WAY too much for my liking. I set the water on high til it boiled and then put it on the low/1 setting on my stove. I let it sit for 45 minutes but I would check it the last ten minutes next time. <br/>I am definitely using this recipe again but w/out the poultry seasoing and maybe adding green onions.<br/><br/>***(9/26/10)<br/>I made this again and simplified the process. I reduced the rice to only 2 cups of jasmine rice (next time I will try 1 1/2) and let it simmer for only 20 minutes, not the full 45. I added a little more fish sauce to taste and with the chicken, I added a bunch of green onions and seasoned with white pepper. Great as leftover with a poached or fried egg. Perfect for when you're under the weather. Thanks again!
Phammy
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This is pretty good! It really makes rice last a lot longer. I've made this a few times. I still haven't tried adding egg to it, so I might give that a try next time. Thanks!
hippeastrum
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Very good. We added a little more fish sauce and no sugar. Also garnished with coriander before serving.
chris.melikian
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I love this recipe. I use 1/4 cup sweet brown rice and 2 cups long grain brown rice. It's wonderful to make at the beginning of the week and then I can eat it for lunch all week.
siajohnson
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Delicious! No chicken meat, but I topped with fried shallot, pork floss and chopped green onion, and poured a little fish sauce over the top. Mmmmm yum!
Chickee
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kiersten Phae
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