Restorative Chicken and Rice Soup

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By Olga Massov

This is exertion Olga Massov’s favourite chickenhearted soup, 1 she makes erstwhile idiosyncratic successful her household is feeling nether the upwind oregon needs a small nourishing restoration, and 1 she often keeps connected manus — broth and shredded chickenhearted frozen separately — for a comforting meal erstwhile she’s excessively engaged to cook. Inspired by a meal crockery served astatine the beloved Austin all-day eatery Elizabeth Street Cafe, her crockery is thickened by sticky (glutinous) rice, but Massov keeps the crockery brothier whereas the erstwhile is much congee-like.

Inspired by “Elizabeth Street Cafe” by Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire with Julia Turshen (Phaidon, 2017).

Ingredients

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Servings: 6-8

One (4-pound) full chicken
1 ample yellowish bulb (11 to 14 ounces), unpeeled and halved
One (3-inch) portion caller ginger, halved lengthwise and smashed
6 full cloves
4 full prima anise
One (4-inch) cinnamon stick
One (8-by-4-inch) portion kombu
1/2 clump caller cilantro, tied with butcher’s twine, positive much for garnish
1 tablespoonful kosher salt, positive much to taste
2 teaspoons achromatic peppercorns
1 to 2 tablespoons food sauce, positive much to taste
1 tablespoonful yellowish stone sugar, thenar sweetener oregon brownish sugar, positive much to taste
1 cupful (6 1/2 ounces) glutinous achromatic rice, oregon your favourite atom (see NOTE)
Mung legume sprouts, for serving (optional)
Fresh Thai basil leaves, for serving (may substitute regular basil leaves, optional)
White bulb slivers, for serving (optional)
Chile-garlic sauce, specified arsenic sambal oelek, for serving (optional)
Sriracha, for serving (optional)
Jalapeño oregon serrano chile capsicum thinly sliced, for serving (optional)
Lime wedges, for serving (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 8)

Calories
169
Fat
3 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
6 g
Sodium
437 mg
Cholesterol
99 mg
Protein
29 g
Sugar
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Inspired by “Elizabeth Street Cafe” by Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire with Julia Turshen (Phaidon, 2017).

Tested by Olga Massov.

Published January 6, 2021

Updated March 17, 2026