Vietnamese Comfort in a Bowl: Chicken Congee Recipe: Cháo Gà

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in calories and can be used for flavor.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers a healthier fat profile.

Add 0.5 cups of white rice to the slow cooker.

Add 1 onion cut in half to the slow cooker.

Add 2 tablespoons of mashed ginger and 2 tablespoons of garlic to the slow cooker.

Add 3 minced Thai chilies to the slow cooker.

Add 1 small chicken cut into pieces with skin mostly removed to the slow cooker.

Add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce to the slow cooker.

Add 10 cups of liquid (water or chicken stock) to the slow cooker.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the slow cooker.

Cover and slow cook on low for 8 hours.

Crisp up the chicken skin, neck, and gizzards separately.

Serve the kanji topped with green onion and crispy chicken skin.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens