煲仔饭 - Claypot

i was tired of restauraunts cooking the rice and meat separately

Ingredients General:

• 3/4 cup of rice

• 2-3 shiitake mushrooms

• 1 chicken thigh

• 1 small piece of ginger

• green onion stalks

• some vegetables to steam

• cornstarch

• vegetable oil

• portable gas stove easier to have higher flame

Chicken Marinade:

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 tbsp sesame oil (or 1 tsp roasted sesame oil)

• dash of salt

• dash of sugar

• dash of white pepper

• 1 tbsp corn starch

• 3 tbsp water (warm)

• 1 tsp rice wine, sake, etc

• 1 tbsp oil

• small piece of ginger

• (optional) small onion bulb shallot

Shiitake Marinade:

• 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

• dash of sugar

• dash of corn starch

Serving Sauce:

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 tsp soy

• 1 tsp tamari soy (use egg soy)

• 1 tsp sugar to taste

Instructions (Prep):

1. wash and soak rice in bowl pot (30 min ish)

2. rehyrdate shiitake (15 min ish)

3. cut chicken into 1/2 inch strips

4. pat chicken dry. marinate

5. squeeze mushrooms and cut stems off. cut smaller as desired. marinate

6. prep other greens

Instructions (Cooking):

1. remove soaking water and add desired amount of water. usually on the dryer side. 1:1 ratio? after soaking

2. add drop of oil to water and mix to separate rice

3. cook rice until just about to boil then uncover. let continue to cook (boil)and absorb water

4. add chicken and vegetables when water not seen on surface anymore but bubbles still on top

5. put lid on. continue to cook on low. in 5-10 minutes boiling sound will switch to crackling

6. heat up pot. move pot around over medium flame to heat pot. varies on pot but ~45sec-1min per side

7. turn heat to low. add oil from lid (drip down). let cook for 2 minutes flat

8. move pot around over medium flame to heat pot. varies on pot but ~45sec-1min per side

9. open pot, add green onions, let rest with residual heat before serving. 5 min?