Javanese chicken porridge
Porridge
This porridge represents my childhood. I grew up in Central Java with my grandparents and I remember my grandpa used to take me to a chicken porridge stall every Sunday after our morning walk. I would finish a whole bowl and more often than not, ask for seconds. This porridge is Chinese influenced with the addition of youtiao (Chinese doughnuts - aka cakwe in Indonesian) dipped into the porridge. But the flavour is definitely Javanese: sweet and salty from the chicken broth that is ladled over it, and spicy from the tomato sambal. I do have to warn you that this is not a simple porridge that you could throw on a whim. There are many components that go into it and they take time to make. And you might need to go down to an Asian grocery store for some of the ingredients. But it's inexpensive and serves a crowd. I always look forward to eating it, be it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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