Ginger chicken and rice

This Ginger chicken and rice recipe combines juicy chicken thighs with fragrant ginger and flavorful mushrooms for a delicious one-pot meal.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Resting Time 10

Total Time 50

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings servings

Calories 520 kcal

Equipment

Large heavy-based pot

Ingredients

CupsMetric

4 tablespoon oil
500 g chicken thighs boneless, skinless, cut into small bite size pieces
1.5 cups long grain rice NOT RINSED
2 cups chicken stock low sodium
4 stems green onion white part finely sliced, green flopped part cut into 5cm/2" lengths
1.5 tablespoon ginger grated
2 large garlic cloves finely minced
4-5 slices ginger ~5mm / 0.2" thick

Mushrooms

150 g shiitake mushrooms fresh, small halved, large thickly sliced
150 g oyster mushrooms small kept whole, large cut into 2 or 3
200 g king mushrooms halved then cut into thick slices 7mm thick
2 pinches salt
2 pinches white pepper

Simple claypot sauce

3 tablespoon kecap manis (sweet soy)
2 tablespoon fish sauce
⅛ teaspoon white pepper (sub black)

Instructions

Mix sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Toss chicken with 1 ½ tablespoon of the sauce, set the rest aside for drizzling.
Heat 1 ½ tablespoon oil in a large heavy based pot on high heat. Cook half the mushrooms with a pinch of salt and pepper until some have a light tinge of golden. Remove into bowl. Repeat with remaining mushrooms.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil until hot. Add the chicken and stir for 1 minute until the surface is sealed but inside still raw. Add white part of green onion, garlic and ginger, stir 30 seconds. Add rice, stir briefly.
Add stock and ginger slices. Bring to a rapid simmer. Scatter mushrooms across surface, then let it come to a rapid simmer again.
Put the lid on, reduce stove to low. Cook for 20 minutes until the liquid is fully absorbed.
Remove pot from the stove with the lid still on and rest for 10 minutes.
Drizzle remaining sauce all over, add green part of green onions. Gently toss until the green onion is mostly wilted. Serve!

Notes

Chicken thighs will stay juicier than breast. Other protein like fish and prawns would also work well. Long grain rice works best for this recipe, do not rinse.

Nutrition

Serving: 1plateCalories: 520kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 29gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 897mgPotassium: 831mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 154IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 3mg

Keyword Chicken Recipe, Ginger Chicken, Mushroom Dish, one-pot meal, Rice Dish

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