One Pot – Chinese Chicken Rice

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On days that I feel lazy and want to cook something delicious, I always try to make a dish out of my rice cooker. The rice cooker helps make the rice (carb) and can steam (high moisture) meat! To make this one pot – Chinese chicken rice, all you gotta do is put all the ingredients and wait for the magic to happen! I also recommending adding Chinese sausage to this dish to bring out some sweetness and oil for the rice!

If you want, you can also add shiitake mushrooms to the rice cooker. I didn’t add this because it takes too long to soak it and prepare for this quick and easy recipe. If you have more time or have fresh shiitake mushrooms, I highly recommend adding.

Spicy Bake Mix

I personally love using spicy bake mix for an authentic Chinese flavor! The spicy bake mix consists of ginger, onion, salt, and MSG powder. I usually buy this at my local asian grocery store. Sometimes I haven’t been able to buy this at 99 ranch or big retail asian stores. If you cannot find this in your local asian store, you can buy it here on Amazon.

If you don’t have a rice cooker, here are alternative cooking instructions:

I understand that not everyone has a rice cooker, so some of us might use pots to cook the rice and chicken. If that is you, get your medium sized pot ready. Add the rice and chicken according to the recipe directions. Once your pot is filled with rice, water and chicken…follow the instructions below and you can make your chicken rice!

1. Heat pot to medium high and cook for 7-9 minutes covered. You will need to watch over the fire because the water might boil over ◡̈
2. Turn heat to low and cook for 10 more minutes.
3. Then turn off the heat and do not open the covered pot. Leave for 25-30 minutes covered. After the 30 minutes is up, cut your chinese sausage and garnish with green onions and enjoy!

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR YOUR CHINESE CHICKEN RICE:

Chicken marinade:

• 1 lb chicken thigh, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 2 garlic, sliced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, sliced
• 1.5 tablespoon of neutral oil (light olive oil or vegetable oil)
• 1.5 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 tbs 4 seasons spicy bake mix (mix of ginger, onion, salt, and MSG powder) – easy and delicious! – if you don’t have, add 1/2 tbs chicken bouillon
• 1 tbs soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon shaoxing cooking wine (you can use dry sherry as an alternative or omit this ingredient)

Rice cooker:

• 1.5 cups jasmine rice
• 1 1/4 cup water
• marinated chicken
• 1 green onion (for garnish at end)
• optional: 2 chinese sausage
• sweet soy sauce (for garnish, optional)

STEPS TO MAKE THE CHINESE CHICKEN RICE:

1. Cut the chicken thigh in one inch pieces. Sliced 2 garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon ginger.
2. To marinate, add garlic, ginger, 1.5 tablespoon of light olive oil, 1.5 tablespoon water, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 tablespoon 4 seasons spicy bake mix, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon shaoxing cooking wine to the chicken. Mix together and set aside.
3. Wash 1.5 cups jasmine rice 3-4 times. Next, add 1 1/4 cup water to the rice. The water should barely cover the surface of the rice. We don’t need to add too much water because the chicken will provide some moisture to the rice and we don’t want soggy rice 😉
4. (optional) Add 2 chinese sausages to the rice.
5. Add the marinated chicken on top of the rice and place the rice in the rice cooker! See instructions above for how to make this in the pot if you don’t have a rice cooker.
6. Once your rice is ready and you hear the magical sound. Let it rest in the rice cooker for 15 minutes! I know this is hard but this helps make your rice nice and fluffy!
7. To serve, take out the Chinese sausage and cut in slices. Garnish the rice with green onions and sweet soy sauce (optional). Hope you enjoy!

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Interested in more easy Chinese recipes (less than 15 minutes)? Check out my favorites below!

• tomato & egg – classic chinese dish from my dad! goes great over rice and noodles
• shrimp & egg – side dish that is eaten with vegetables with lots of protein and home-y flavor.
• jalapeno and garlic on rice – the most delicious sauce eaten with rice or noodles! I put the sauce over a fried egg and rice!

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