Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, special chicken porridge. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Special chicken porridge is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Special chicken porridge is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have special chicken porridge using 28 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Special chicken porridge:

1. Take porridge
2. Get 1 1/2 cups short or medium grain rice (washed and drained)
3. Get 2 l chicken stock
4. Take 1 tsp salt
5. Make ready 2 bay leaves
6. Make ready 2 pandan / screw pine leaves (tied into a knot)
7. Prepare special sauce/ soto sauce
8. Prepare 5 kemiri nuts / candlenuts
9. Make ready 2 tbsp coriander seeds
10. Prepare 1 tsp white peppercorns
11. Prepare 1 tsp cumin
12. Prepare 6 shallots (peeled)
13. Make ready 5 cloves garlic (peeled)
14. Take 4 tbsp oil
15. Prepare 1 stalk lemongrass (bruised)
16. Prepare 2 inches galangal / ginger (bruised)
17. Get 4 bay leaves
18. Get 4 kaffir lime leaves
19. Make ready 1 tbsp ground turmeric powder
20. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
21. Take 2 cups chicken stock
22. Get 1 cup coconut cream
23. Prepare garnishing
24. Get 500 g chicken breast (cooked and shredded)
25. Make ready Crispy fried shallots
26. Make ready Peanuts (roasted)
27. Prepare Spring onions (finely chopped)
28. Make ready Cakwe / fried Chinese crullers (cut into bite-sized pieces)

Steps to make Special chicken porridge:

1. In a pot, put in rice, chicken stock, salt, bay leaves and pandan leaves. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat to medium and tilt the lid. Allow to simmer while stirring occasionally for 30 mins. If porridge becomes too thick at any point, add in ½ cup water and stir to dilute.
2. Meanwhile, place candlenuts, coriander seeds, white peppercorns and cumin into a grinder and grind until fine. Remove and set aside. Then, place shallots and garlic cloves into a blender and blend until almost paste-like.
3. Add oil into wok and bring to medium heat. Add in onion paste and slowly fry until fragrant and translucent. Put in grounded spices and continue to fry until well combined. Add lemongrass, galangal and bay leaves. Crumple or tear the kaffir lime leaves to release its aroma and add into the wok.
4. Bring fire to a low and stir-fry the ingredients for 2 mins. Put in turmeric powder and salt. Pour in chicken stock and allow to simmer, stirring gently. Once the sauce starts to simmer, pour in coconut cream. Allow to simmer for 5-10 mins. Remove and discard lemongrass, galangal, bay leaves and kaffir lime leaves. Set aside.
5. Once the porridge is ready, remove and discard bay leaves and pandan leaves. The porridge should have a thick consistency. Ladle porridge into individual serving bowls. Pour in soto sauce as the base or serve at the side. Top with shredded chicken, crispy fried shallots, roasted peanuts, cakwe and spring onions. Drizzle some soy sauce if desired.

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