🍄:Vegetarian Arroz Caldo

Arroz caldo is a type of lugaw or congee that is cooked with chicken, but since I'm trying to eat less meat, I made this mushroom version instead. It's not exactly vegetarian because my version used fish sauce, but you can substitute it with salt.

Ingredients

• Uncooked rice

• Vegetable stock or bouillon cubes

• Ground black peppers

• Oyster mushrooms

• Fish sauce or salt

• Water

• Yu Choi or spinach

• Ginger

• Garlic

Cooking

• Dice the garlic and ginger. I like my soup strong, so for a pot I would use a whole head of garlic and a three-inch long ginger root.

• Sautee the garlic and ginger in the pot with some oil.

• When it's browned a bit, put the uncooked rice (I use two cups) in and sautee that for a little bit.

• Start adding the stock or water with bouillon cubes and stir often. Add more water as needed.

• As the rice cooks, feel free to start adding the mushrooms, black pepper, and a bit of fish sauce or salt. Add more water!

• When it's almost done, add in veggies like yu choi. Cook a bit more and add more water!

• Add more fish sauce or salt and black pepper as needed.