Clay Pot Chicken Rice Recipe (Chinese Clay Pot Rice)

For Chicken Marination

• 200 grams Boneless chicken thigh (cubed)
• 2 tbsp Ginger (peeled & chopped finely)
• 2 tbsp Garlic (peeled & chopped finely)
• 1 tbsp Toasted sesame oil
• 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
• 2 tsp Vinegar
• 1 tbsp Brown sugar
• 1 tsp Salt to taste
• 1 tsp White pepper powder
• 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 1 tsp Chinese cooking wine (optional)

For Onion Garlic Oil

• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 small Onion (peeled & sliced thinly)
• 5 cloves Garlic (peeled & chopped)

For Sauce

• 2 tbsp Onion Garlic fried oil
• 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Toasted sesame oil

For Rice

• ½ cup Jasmine rice
• ½ cup Chicken stock

For Topping

• 2 no Spring onions (chopped))
• 1 tsp Toasted sesame oil
• Fried onions & garlic

1. 1

   Mix chicken with marination ingredients. Set aside for 30 mins. Soak Jasmine rice in water for 30 mins to 1 hour.

2. 2

   Heat oil and add in onions, fry till golden. Remove and set aside. In the same oil fry garlic till crispy and set aside. Now use the onion garlic fried oil for making sauce.

3. 3

   In a bowl, combine hoisin sauce, dark soy sauce, fried onion garlic oil and toasted sesame oil. This is your sauce.

4. 4

   Now let’s make clay pot rice. Take a clay pot, add in soaked rice. Add chicken stock and bring it to a full boil. Now place as much chicken as you need over rice. Cover and cook on low heat for 15 mins to 20 mins. Now open lid, drizzle in the sauce. Cover again and cook on low heat for 5 mins.

5. 5

   Now top with spring onions, fried garlic, fried onions and toasted sesame oil. Mix well and enjoy.