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Canja de Galinha (Chicken Rice Soup)

Name: Canja de Galinha (Chicken Rice Soup)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Cabo Verde
Ingredients: 300g Chicken thigh; 1/2 cup Rice; 1 Carrot; 1/2 Onion; 1 clove Garlic; A little Parsley; 1/2 Lemon

Soup

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken and rice simmered into a gentle, medicinal soup with a comforting warmth.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A porridge-like soup found widely across the Portuguese-speaking world, made in Cabo Verde too as "grandmother's remedy" when someone catches a cold or feels unwell. The chicken stock and thickened rice soothe and nourish gently.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Someone quietly heads to the kitchen to make this for a family member who's under the weather. A single spoonful of steaming canja seems to bring comfort all on its own.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Chicken thigh 300g
Rice 1/2 cup
Carrot 1
Onion 1/2
Garlic 1 clove
Parsley A little
Lemon 1/2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Combine the chicken, garlic, onion, and plenty of water in a pot; simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes to make stock.
Remove the chicken, shred into bite-sized pieces, and return to the pot.
Add the thinly sliced carrot and rinsed rice; simmer about 15 minutes until the rice is tender.
Season with salt.
Ladle into bowls and finish with parsley and lemon on the side.

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