1Cut half of the rotisserie chicken and remove the chicken from the bones. The bones will be used for the broth.
2Heat oil in a pot.
3Add garlic, onions, and ginger and cook until fragrant (about 2 minutes).
4Add the chicken bones and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5Add chicken stock and/or water.
6Add chicken bouillon.
7Add rock sugar and black pepper.
8Bring to a boil for about 20 minutes, then skim off any excess foam from the top.
9Rinse the jasmine rice.
10Add the rinsed rice and boil for about 25 minutes.
11Remove the bones from the soup.
12Add the shredded chicken back in and cook for another 5 minutes.
13Taste and adjust the soup to your liking, adding fish sauce if desired.
14Optionally, thinly slice the cooked ginger pieces and add them to fish sauce for dipping.
15Serve with optional condiments like Sriracha, cilantro, green onions, a squeeze of lime, chili oil, and crispy fried garlic.
Ingredients
0.5 half rotisserie chicken
2 tbsp oil
0.5 cup minced onion
4 tbsp minced garlic
4 -5 ginger slices
12 cups chicken stock/water
1.5 cups jasmine rice
2 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
0.5 tbsp rock sugar
0.25 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp fish sauce
sriracha
cilantro
green onions
1 squeeze lime
chili oil
crispy fried garlic
Equipment
pot
Tips
The longer you boil the rice, the thicker your soup will be.
If using water only, increase the amount of chicken bouillon powder.
If you prefer a thicker porridge, continue cooking until you get the consistency you’re looking for, but keep in mind that it will thicken as it sits as well.
Optional: Remove the ginger pieces and thinly slice and add to nuoc Cham as a dipping sauce.