Friday, September 11, 2009

Claypot Chicken Rice

Ingredients:
2 cups rice1 skinless chicken breast & 2 chicken drumsticks1 stalk scallion (chopped)3 inches ginger (peel the skin and chop into thin strips)6 shitake mushrooms (soak in hot water for 30 minutes and cut into halves)1 small piece salted fish (cut into small pieces)2 Chinese sausage (sliced) - optional
Seasoning for chicken:
2 tablespoons oyster sauce1 tablespoon soy sauce1/4 teaspoon chicken boullion powder1/2 teaspoon corn starch1/2 teaspoon sesame oil5 dashes white pepper powder1/4 teaspoon sugar1 tablespoon Shaoxing cooking wine (or rice wine)
Seasoning for rice:
2 tablespoons soy sauce1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce2 teaspoons cooking oil1 pinch of salt

Method:
Chop the chicken breast and chicken drumsticks into pieces.
Add the chicken seasoning and mix well. Marinate for an hour in the fridge.
Rinse and clean the rice in a rice cooker as if you are making steamed rice after the chicken is marinated for an hour.
Add the rice seasoning and cooking oil into the rice and start cooking the rice.
At the same time, heat up a wok with some cooking oil. Add in the chicken and shitake mushrooms.
Quickly stir-fry the chicken until half-cooked. Add in the chopped scallions. Dish out and set aside.
Deep fry the salted fish and set aside.
Add the chicken into the rice cooker when the rice is almost dry (about 7-8 minutes) and continue to cook till rice is completely cooked.
Leave the rice cooker on “Stay Warm” for 15 - 20 mintues before serving.
Top the chicken rice with fried salted fish and serve immediately.

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