How to Make Chinese Clay Pot Rice with Chicken - A Step-by-Step Guide

Chinese Clay Pot Rice with Chicken is a traditional dish that has been enjoyed for generations in China. This hearty and flavorful meal is cooked in a clay pot, which helps to infuse the rice and chicken with a rich and aromatic flavor.

The process of making Chinese Clay Pot Rice with Chicken is relatively simple, but the results are incredibly delicious. The dish typically consists of marinated chicken, rice, and a variety of vegetables and seasonings, all cooked together in the clay...

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 thick slices back bacon or Canadian bacon, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
  • 3 large chicken legs -- boned, skinned, and cut into large chunks
  • ½ cup dark soy sauce, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons light-colored soy sauce
  • 2 cups uncooked white rice
  • ½ cup water

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 6 servings

  • Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan with a lid over medium heat. Cook and stir the bacon pieces until lightly browned and the oil has a bacon flavor, about 1 minute. Remove the bacon from the pan, turn the heat to high, stir in the garlic, and cook until the garlic cloves are beginning to turn golden brown, about 1 more minute. Add the chicken pieces, stirring to seal the surfaces of the meat. Turn the heat down, and cook until golden brown on the outside but still pink on the inside, about 3 minutes.
  • Return the bacon pieces to the pan, and stir in the dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and rice, and mix everything together until well-combined. Pour in the water (should not reach to the top of the rice mixture), cover the pan, and turn the heat to low. Simmer until the rice is cooked and grains of roasted rice are stuck on the bottom of the pan, about 30 minutes. Serve each portion topped with some of the browned rice kernels scraped from the bottom.
  • Nutrition

    493 cal.

    • Total Fat: 13g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 112mg
    • Sodium: 1694mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 52g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 1g
    • Protein: 39g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 41mg
    • Iron: 5mg
    • Potassium: 435mg