Claypot rice

Inspired by what he ate at Hing Kee Claypot Rice, Dan recreates the signature crispy bottom...in the oven!

• serves

  1-2

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  50 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 25 g butter
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 knob ginger, sliced
• 1 cup rice, washed
• 1-2 tsp dark soy
• 1 spring onion, cut into batons, for garnish

Chicken

• 250 g chicken thigh, cut into pieces
• 4-6 fresh shiitake mushrooms, halved
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 50 g smoked cured speck, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C.
   
2. Add butter to a heat-proof clay pot with a lid over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted sauté garlic and ginger. Add the rice and stir through the butter.
   
3. Once the rice is coated, add the water to about 1-1.5 cm above the rice. Bring up to the boil and transfer to the oven, with the lid on, and bake for 20 minutes.
   
4. Meanwhile, place the chicken and mushrooms in a bowl with sugar, and Chinese cooking wine. Stir well before adding the corn starch. Add the speck and stir through. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.
   
5. After the rice has been in the oven for 20 minutes, add the marinated mixture, and return to the oven, covered, at 240°C for a further 15-20 minutes.
   
6. Let it rest for 5 minutes, before removing the lid and pouring over the dark soy. Garnish with spring onions. Serve hot and stir to combine at the table.

This recipe is from The Streets, Hong Kong on SBS Food.

Photography by Adrian Patra.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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episode • The Streets Hong Kong • 

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episode • The Streets Hong Kong • 

cooking • 

25m

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