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Lugaw Recipe

Try this Lugaw – a delicious Filipino rice porridge that warms you up and leaves you craving more. Perfect all-day comfort food for chilly weather or when you’re feeling under the weather.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 270 kcal
Course: Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine: Filipino

Ingredients

  • 1 cup glutinous rice
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • ¼ cup ginger julienned
  • 6-8 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ⅛ teaspoon white ground pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon safflower optional
TOPPINGS (OPTIONAL:)
  • hard-boiled egg
  • green onion
  • toasted garlic
  • ground pepper

Instructions

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  1. Wash rice two times and drain well.
  2. In a pot, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger. Cook until limp and aromatic.
  3. Add washed glutinous rice and stir well. Pour water and add fish sauce and white ground pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil, stirring regularly. Add kasubha, if using.
  4. Cook until rice is fully cooked and have expanded.
  5. Remove from heat and ladle into serving bowls. Top with green onions, toasted garlic, ground pepper, and hard-boiled egg, if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories 270kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 45g (15%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0.03g Sodium 1100mg (46%) Potassium 153mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 2IU (0%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 34mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 270

% Daily Value*

Calories 270kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 45g 15%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0.03g 2%
Sodium 1100mg 46%
Potassium 153mg 3%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 2IU 0%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 34mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.