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About the Recipe: Classic Arroz Caldo is a flavorful chicken porridge, which tastes like creamy thick rice and chicken. Chef Lamagna says it is an important dish to serve at Christmas time in the Philippines. The comforting warm bowl of thick creamy rich chicken soup/porridge combines onions, garlic, and ginger for an exciting blend of flavors, and the sprinkled condiments top it with bursts of surprising tastes and contrasting textures.
Recipe inspired by: Chef Carlo Lamagna. For the original recipe See:-https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2018/11/carlo-lamagna-shares-a-favorite-filipino-christmas-recipe
Cook’s Note: We added more chicken broth to create a creamy sauce. We liked a touch of chili crisp to our fried garlic and preferred to serve some of the off-the-bone tender chicken within the porridge. A variety of condiments blends an interesting taste and texture to the dish. We didn’t add chicken offal (the heart, gizzard, or liver) that is usually added to the classic dish.
About the Chef:
Chef Carlo Lamagna was born in the Philippines but spent a large part of his childhood in Detroit, returning to the Philippines when he was 11 and staying through high school and college. He comes from a family of talented cooks; his sister was the person who encouraged him to pursue cooking professionally. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and landed a job in Chicago, where he worked for Chef Paul Virant. An opportunity to become executive chef at downtown Clyde Common brought Lamagna to Portland, where he did Filipino pop-up dinners and in 2019 opened Magna Kusina in Southeast Portland. Lamagna dreams that Magna will one day become a pillar in the Filipino community.
For More Information See:
https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/best-new-chefs-2021-carlo-lamagna
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Arroz Caldo (Chicken Porridge)
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