Claypot chicken rice is a popular Asian dish where chicken and rice are cooked together in a clay pot. The rice is fried with garlic, ginger, and other ingredients, while the chicken is marinated in sesame oil and rice wine. The dish can be cooked on a stovetop or in an oven.
Claypot chicken rice is an Asian dish where rice and chicken are cooked together in a clay pot. The dish is particularly popular in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Chicken is usually marinated in sesame oil and rice wine before being added to rice, which is fried with garlic, ginger, shitake mushrooms and other ingredients. The whole mixture is then cooked in a pot, traditionally made of clay, over a charcoal stove until ready to serve.
Rice is a staple in many Asian countries and is eaten with many different meals. It is a grain without strong flavor, grown in rice fields, and is generally boiled or steamed for cooking. Fried rice is often made with egg and a blend of vegetables. In clay chicken rice, the rice is fried together with other ingredients, such as ginger, Chinese sausage, and chicken, so that it can absorb the flavors.
Many different parts of a chicken can be used for meat, but the most commonly eaten are the breasts, thighs, legs, and wings. The breasts are boneless cuts of meat, taken from the underside of the chicken, and the legs and wings are the limbs of the chicken, which include some larger bones. For clay chicken rice, breast or thigh meat is usually recommended, but any cut of chicken meat would be suitable.
Before the meat is added to the clay chicken rice, it is marinated. Marinating is a vital process for this dish as it infuses more flavors into the chicken, which can be bland on its own. In Clay Chicken Rice, the chicken is soaked in rice wine — a Chinese alcohol made from rice — and sesame oil, which is a type of cooking oil infused with sesame seeds. Cornstarch is used to thicken the mixture and better coat the chicken.
Traditionally, clay chicken rice is cooked in a large pot made from clay, as the name suggests. This is usually done over a simple charcoal stove and the dish can be served straight from the pot. Food at the bottom of the pot tends to burn, so cooks generally monitor the dish and stir it occasionally. Cooking in a crock-pot over a charcoal stove isn’t necessary for the dish, which can also be cooked on a stovetop or in an oven.
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