Clay Pot Rice with Crispy Rice Crust, Shiitake Mushrooms, Chinese Sausage, and Free-Range Chicken

Clay Pot Rice with Crispy Rice Crust, Shiitake Mushrooms, Chinese Sausage, and Free-Range Chicken
This dish is a classic Cantonese delicacy that can be quite challenging to prepare at home due to the precise control required over cooking temperatures. Here, I present to you a 100% successful method that absolutely maintains the traditional flavors of the clay pot rice.

Materials

Shiitake mushrooms 4 pieces
Oyster sauce to taste
Soy sauce to taste
Salt to taste
Oil to taste
Free-range chicken half a chicken
Minced garlic to taste
Rice wine to taste
Chinese sausage 2 pieces
Rice 3 cups
Cornstarch to taste

How To Make

  1. Slice the soaked shiitake mushrooms, mince the garlic, julienne the ginger, and slice the Chinese sausage. Marinate the free-range chicken with rice wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt, and oil for 20 minutes.

    Slice the soaked shiitake mushrooms, mince the garlic, julienne the ginger, and slice the Chinese sausage. Marinate the free-range chicken with rice wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt, and oil for 20 minutes.
  2. In a rice cooker, cook the Chinese sausage over the rice.

    In a rice cooker, cook the Chinese sausage over the rice.
  3. Sauté the minced garlic and shiitake mushrooms in a pan until fragrant.

    Sauté the minced garlic and shiitake mushrooms in a pan until fragrant.
  4. Add the marinated free-range chicken and stir-fry until it's about 70% cooked before removing from heat.

    Add the marinated free-range chicken and stir-fry until it's about 70% cooked before removing from heat.
  5. Coat a clay pot with a layer of oil, and heat it over high flame.

    Coat a clay pot with a layer of oil, and heat it over high flame.
  6. Add the cooked rice to the pot, followed by the sautéed chicken and finally the Chinese sausage.

    Add the cooked rice to the pot, followed by the sautéed chicken and finally the Chinese sausage.
  7. Cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.

    Cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
  8. Once done, it's time to enjoy your meal.

    Once done, it's time to enjoy your meal.
  9. Don't forget to check the crispy rice crust at the bottom; it's fragrant and adds to the essence of clay pot rice.

    Don't forget to check the crispy rice crust at the bottom; it's fragrant and adds to the essence of clay pot rice.