Chao Ga - Vietnamese Rice Porridge

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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)
• 1 teaspoon pepper (black works also)
• 2 spring onions or 2 scallions or 2 green onions, sliced thin

Recipe

• 1 place rice and glutinous rice in a large pot with water and stock.
• 2 bring to boil then lower heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• 3 cook until rice is very soft and mixture is thick. roughly 45-60 minutes.
• 4 add fish sauce, sugar, shredded chicken, mushrooms, and poultry seasoning.
• 5 stir gently.
• 6 if desired, to poach eggs: add to top of the mixture and cover.
• 7 let it simmer an additional 5-10 minutes, or the eggs are cooked to your liking.
• 8 spoon porridge into individual serving bowls.
• 9 garnish with spring onion.
• 10 sprinkle with pepper.