Jackies Tofu And Chicken Arroz Caldo Recipes

CHICKEN ARROZ CALDO

Steps:

• 1. Wash chicken, remove the skin set aside. Do not throw the chicken skin, you can use it as garnishing. Season chicken w/ any kind of seasoning together with the chicken skin, small amount of salt & ground black pepper.
• 2. Deep fry the chicken skin & tofu or bean curd. Slice tofu into 4. Set aside.
• 3. In a pan, add in 1 tbsp. of oil. Saute garlic, & onion. Add chicken. Stir fry until chicken is light brown in color. Add chicken broth & water. Let it boil. Add in the malagkit rice & plain rice.Let it boil. Stir occasionally to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom.Add in knorr chicken cubes, salt & black pepper. Serve hot topped with scallions,chicken skin, fried tofu,sliced hard boiled egg, & toasted garlic. ***Toasted garlic, lemon or kalamansijuice, additional chopped scallions, and chilli oil or soy sauce with chilli powder may be served on the side.

CHICKEN ARROZ CALDO (CHICKEN RICE PORRIDGE)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, garlic, and ginger in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken wings; cook and stir together for 1 minute. Stir the fish sauce into the pot, cover, and cook another 2 minutes.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pot. Add the sweet rice and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil; cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to assure the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the green onion, and serve with lemon slices and additional fish sauce, if desired.

ARROZ CALDO WITH COLLARDS AND SOY-CURED EGG YOLKS

Steps:

• Prepare the cured egg yolks - and save your egg carton, as it is the perfect egg-curing holder. You'll want to first remove the top of the eggs: Working with one at a time, tap each egg on a sharp corner of your work surface around the top third of the egg to pop off the crown. Pour the egg into one palm and let the egg white sink through your fingertips to separate the yolk from the whites, discarding the egg whites or saving them for another use. Gently slide the egg yolk back into its shell, top it with 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and swirl the yolk in its shell so the soy sauce is fully distributed, settling under the yolk as well. Transfer the egg yolk in its shell back into the egg container, setting it upright. Repeat with the remaining eggs, returning them all to the egg carton. Set aside to cure at room temperature.
• In a large pot, heat the oil over medium. Add the onion and minced garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 7 minutes.
• Add the chicken flats and drumettes, season with 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the fat starts to render, about 5 minutes. Stir in the rice until coated in fat. Increase the temperature to medium-high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is toasted, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the stock, collards, crushed ginger pieces and saffron and bring to a boil over high.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender and almost falling off the bone, and the rice grains have broken down significantly, about 1 1/2 hours. The broth should be thinner than a Chinese congee, so add 1 cup of water at a time if the soup has thickened too much. Once you get to this stage, discard the crushed ginger pieces, which served as an aromatic.
• Season the arroz caldo with the fish sauce, then divide among bowls. Top with a squeeze of calamansi or lemon (and serve additional wedges on the side, for those that like more acid), a soy-cured yolk, fried garlic, scallions and julienned ginger.