Chicken rice is a dish that many families love, especially for young children. Therefore, housewives can refer to how to make chicken rice steamed cooked in an electric rice cooker quickly, nutritious and delicious, helping to change the taste of family meals on weekends.
To make steamed chicken rice with an electric rice cooker for a family of 4, prepare 500g of chicken thigh meat, 300g of delicious plain rice with long grains.
The accompanying ingredients and spices include 1 small ginger root, 3 shallots, 2 cloves of garlic, turmeric powder, fish sauce, seasoning powder, sesame oil and a little fresh lemon leaf. To prepare the accompanying vegetables, prepare 100g of shredded cabbage and 50g of shredded carrots.
Start with the stage of preliminary processing of chicken, after rubbing salt, washing and draining, gently scrape a few lines on the surface of the meat. Next, marinate with a little seasoning, fish sauce, crushed ginger and turmeric powder for about 15 minutes so that the spices absorb into each meat fiber.
Wash plain rice, drain and put it in a rice cooker. If you want rice grains to be more flavorful, add minced garlic and shallots and sauté until fragrant with a little cooking oil, then mix well with rice before cooking.
Housewives should also pay attention to measuring the amount of filtered water or broth just enough so that the rice grains are not mushy. Arrange the marinated chicken pieces neatly on top of the rice surface, then cover the rice cooker lid, turn on the cooking button in the normal mode.
When the rice cooker switches to the warm setting, do not open the lid immediately but let it incubate for another 10 to 15 minutes. The concentrated heat inside the pot at this time will help the chicken cook softly without drying out.
In addition, the natural chicken fat secreted will penetrate into each sticky rice grain. Using sesame oil and a little chicken broth to cook is also an important secret to help rice grains after cooking have a golden brown color and be more fragrant and delicious.
Standard steamed chicken rice must have a chewy rice, loose grains and strong aroma. When arranging it on a plate, press the rice into neat round blocks, sprinkle a little golden fried shallots on top.
Take the chicken meat out of the bones, slice it into small pieces to taste, and don't forget to sprinkle a few sliced lemon leaves on top. This dish can also be served with sweet and sour cabbage and carrots mixed, dipped in a bowl of rich soy sauce, you will fully enjoy the delicious flavor.
