When its cold and the weather is gloomy, a hot and meaty Lugaw or Porridge is the best to have to sooth that coldness. It will make you feel warm and happy for sure. We usually make porridge using regular rice or leftover rice, but this time, we used Glutinous Rice which will make this Porridge more thick and sticky.
To be honest I want my Porridge with a little soup in it, but this version is not that bad too. And, we just received the best blessing, a Glutinous Rice from a relative. And even though we don't have plan to make this, we suddenly crave for it and so ended up having it for lunch. Its a fulfilling food too especially if it has meat in it. Specifically, chicken meat ＼(◎o◎)／
We need chicken and so we went to the market really quick. Its a quick visit but going here is actually a good thing because a new wet market open up just a few walk away to the main. It's literally just in front of the main. Mama had to check this and only four stalls is available. I guess the others are still preparing?
After a quick stop here, I just bought half kilo of chicken meat and headed home right after. Here's the Glutinous Rice that we receive from a relative. I think it's 3 to 4 kilos. I just clean the rice thoroughly and after that I put a scoop in the casserole and let it boil over medium heat.
We'll just boil it until the rice soften and the soup thicken. Seriously though Porridge is good even with just ginger, garlic, and pepper. But putting a bit of veggies and meat in it will make it tastier. But, sadly, I forgot to grab some carrot. Our Lugaw is really just plain but it is still enjoyable, but to make it healthier putting veggies is also good. Guess i'll just do that next time ಠ ೧ ಠ
Once the Glutinous rice soften and the soup thicken a lil bit, we'll sautee it next using our aromatics, ginger, onion and ginger -ginger is one of the main ingredients here. And with all this, it will make our Lugaw more tastier. We just added salt and some MSG here. I also picked two green spicy chilis in Mama's garden, its spicy so we just use it as aromatics as well, lol
And its done, serve it while it's hot. I'm still taking a photo of it but Mommy F was too excited to eat it haha. I know she's so eager to take a bite already so I snap just two photos, the other one is blurred, haha.
Anyways, although it is delicious because of the aromatics and the chicken, we didn't put a lot of salt in it because its bad for Mommy F. And so, I poured a lil bit of soy sauce and a squeeze of calamansi to mine. Its a happy tummy again during lunch ฅ•ﻌ•ฅ
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