Cháo gỏi gà – Vietnamese chicken porridge/congee is easy to make and well loved by we Vietnamese people. While there are many ways to make this chicken porridge soup, I particularly love this recipe. The chicken stock from this recipe is versatile, and can also be used as a base for chicken pho also.
After shredding the meat out for the porridge, the real prize is not the meat, but really the bones and chicken carcass. Using that, we make gỏi gà; a Vietnamese salad that is a bit citrus, sweet, spicy, and full of onions and coriander flavor.
The goi ga is good for those that are drinking and munching (nhau). After drinking and munching on the chicken bones, they can enjoy the chao ga, chicken porridge soup. It is good to end the night and cure hangover the next day!
I remember my mom making chao ga JUST like this! Well done and such a lovely recipe, Thank you!
Gotta pass the recipe on to the next Vietnamese American Generation! Thanks so much for the feedback :))