Hong Kong Clay Pot Rice With Chicken

Clay pot rice is a one pot dish with fragrant meat and crispy rice. The rice is super fragrant because the rice is cooked with the chicken and Chinese sausage. This dish goes great with leafy vegetables like choy sum or chinese brocolli. It originates from Hong Kong but also is called Chinese clay pot rice.

Cooking rice in a clay pot gives the dish an earthy aroma and helps the rice at the bottom form a nice and crispy crust. If you don’t have a clay pot, you can use a regular pot or a rice cooker ◡̈

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR YOUR CHICKEN CLAY POT RICE RECIPE:

• jasmine rice
• water
• mushrooms
• chinese sausage, cut into pieces
• light olive oil
• boneless chicken thigh (skin-on)
• green onions
• sweet soy sauce

chicken marinade:

• salt
• white pepper
• shaoxing cooking wine
• soy sauce
• ginger
• chicken bouillon
• sugar
• corn starch
• water
• olive oil

A traditional clay pot recipe also includes cured pork belly and pork spareribs. If you have these two ingredients, you should add them to your rice for ultimate flavor!

Steps to make the chicken clay pot recipe:

1. Cut 1 pound of boneless chicken thigh in 1 inch pieces. Add chicken and the following ingredients to marinate: 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon white pepper, ½ tablespoon shaoxing cooking wine, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 thin slices of ginger, ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon, ½ teaspoon sugar, 1 tablespoon corn starch, ¼ cup water, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Marinate for a minimum of 15 minutes to 2 hours.
2. Wash rice and add rice and water to the clay pot. Place clay pot on fire and turn heat to high. Cover the clay pot and cook for 5-7 minutes until the water is boiling.
   • Rice Cooker Version: Add the washed rice and water in the rice cooker. Then, add marinated chicken, chinese sausage, and mushrooms. Close the rice cooker and press the ‘start’ button. This will result in no crispy rice at the bottom, but so easy for a quick dinner! When rice is done, add green onions and sweet soy sauce. Then, mix everything together.
3. When the water is boiling, add chinese sausage, marinated chicken and shiitake mushrooms. Finally, add 1 tablespoon olive oil at the top. Cover the clay pot and turn the heat to low-medium. Cook for roughly 15 minutes (cook for 20 minutes if you like extra crispy rice, but be careful not to burn the rice!). While cooking, you can move the pot around to ensure that there’s an even layer of crispy rice at the bottom.
4. Take the pot off of the heat and let it rest covered for 10-20 minutes. Then take off the lid, add green onions and sweet soy sauce. Mix everything together to ensure that everyone gets a bite of the crispy rice! Hope you enjoy!

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