Filipino-Style Congee (Lugaw) Recipe

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Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 51 mins

Total: 1hr16 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Filipino-Style Congee (Lugaw) Recipe

Ingredients

5 cups water

2 cups uncooked white rice

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 whole head garlic

minced

1 tablespoon sliced ginger

2 tablespoons sliced onion

2 skinless

boneless chicken breasts

cut into cubes

1 tablespoon fish sauce

or to taste

ground black pepper to taste

1 teaspoon annatto powder

2 hard-boiled eggs

peeled

or to taste

2 tablespoons chopped spring onions

or to taste

Filipino Chicken Adobo

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Bring water and rice to a boil in a large pot. Cook stirring constantly until rice is soft about 25 minutes.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in the hot oil until golden brown 5 minutes. Transfer half of the garlic to a small bowl.

Step 3

Stir ginger into the garlic remaining in the saucepan; cook and stir until fragrant about 1 minute. Add onion; cook and stir until softened about 5 minutes. Add chicken; season with fish sauce and pepper. Cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir chicken mixture into the rice. Dust annatto powder over rice using a strainer; stir until dissolved. Add hard-boiled eggs. Simmer on low stirring constantly until rice reaches a porridge-like consistency about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in spring onions.

Step 5

Garnish bowls of congee with reserved fried garlic.

Nutritional Information

Filipino-Style Congee (Lugaw) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 552.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 22g 44%

Carbohydrates: 80.2g 26%

Dietary Fiber: 1.8g 7%

Sugars: 1g

Fat: 14.8g 23%

Saturated Fat: 2.7g 13%

Cholesterol: 135.3mg 45%

Vitamin A Iu: 187.4IU 4%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.6mg 89%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 32%

Vitamin C: 5.5mg 9%

Folate: 231.2mcg 58%

Calcium: 83.8mg 8%

Iron: 5mg 28%

Magnesium: 49.6mg 18%

Potassium: 765.7mg 21%

Sodium: 348mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.6mg 60%

Calories From Fat: 133.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.