I actually prefer savoury snacks to sweet. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, except on those ‘special days’. But I always end up making sweet stuff like cupcakes and desserts because I don’t dare to touch raw meat. Yeah… the 2 years in Australia has not trained me because K the glutton was there to help us!

So anyway, I found this recipe for Glutinous Rice Chicken, or 糯米鸡 and it’s dead simple!!

Ingredients (Serves 2):

  • 1-1/2 cups glutinous rice, soaked overnight and drained
  • 2 pcs chicken, diced or sliced
  • 3 pcs chinese mushroom, soaked and cut into cubes or slices
  • 5 tbsp oil (shallot oil or onion oil would be more fragrant)
  • 4 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 220ml water

Method:

  1. Heat shallot oil and fry chinese mushroom.
  2. Add in chicken and seasonings to fry over high heat for 1 min.
  3. Remove chicken and mushroom (it’s ok if chicken is not cooked thoroughly yet – you’ll steam it again later). Leave sauce behind in frying pan.
  4. Add water & rice and fry until sauce is absorbed into rice.
  5. Arrange chicken and mushroom in bottom of bowl(s), top up with rice.
  6. Steam over high heat for 25 minutes. *You can also do this step in the microwave for 10 minutes, just increase water to 240ml as microwaving will make the dish drier.