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Elizabeth Street Café's Chicken & Rice Soup

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Alex Lau

Sticky rice is worth using for this porridge-y, comforting chicken soup recipe; it releases lots of creamy starches and helps builds nice body as it cooks.

Ingredients

4 Servings

2

skinless, boneless chicken thighs

1

4x4-inch piece dried kombu

1

2-inch piece ginger, peeled, crushed

3

star anise pods

1

2-inch cinnamon stick

2

whole cloves

4

cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth

1

cup glutinous (sticky) rice or sushi rice, rinsed

1

tablespoon (or more) fish sauce

1

teaspoon palm or light brown sugar

1

scallion, thinly sliced

1

jalapeño, thinly sliced

½

cup cilantro leaves with tender stems

¼

cup thinly sliced white onion

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring chicken, kombu, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, stock, and 2 cups water to a simmer in a large pot over medium heat. Reduce heat to maintain a low simmer and cook until chicken is tender. Transfer chicken to a plate.

    Step 2

    Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Return broth to pot and add rice, fish sauce, and palm sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook until rice is very tender, 18–20 minutes. Shred chicken and return to pot; season soup with more fish sauce.

    Step 3

    Divide soup among bowls; top with scallion, jalapeño, cilantro, and onion.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal)300 Fat (g) 5 Saturated Fat (g) 1.5 Cholesterol (mg) 80 Carbohydrates (g) 43 Dietary Fiber (g) 2 Total Sugars (g) 2 Protein (g) 19 Sodium (mg) 940
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  • Amazing comfort food! Don't skimp on the fish sauce. This is pure heaven! The recipe is perfect as is - no need to get fancy and adjust it unless it is to add more fish sauce!

    • Jenn

    • Bay Area

    • 8/10/2023

  • This made the whole family happy. I recommend doubling (or quadrupling) the recipe for leftovers and extra broth. I cooked Kohuko rice separately, simultaneously, to reduce cooking time… still good. New go-to recipe for simple and comforting chicken soup, did not miss the hassle of using a whole chicken.

    • Anonymous

    • Seattle

    • 3/12/2023

  • Best comfort soup ever! I leave out the sugar but everything else to the recipe.

    • Anonymous

    • Bay Area, CA

    • 1/10/2022