Sesame Chicken Rice (Rice Cooker)

Demandy's Note:

From mareeplane from Yahoo's ricecookerrecipes group. I haven't tried this yet.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 2 onions, peeled and finely sliced
• 450 ml short-grain rice (2.5 Rice Master measuring cups)
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1/4 cup chopped shallot
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• 3 cups chicken stock

Directions:

1. Place peanut and sesame oils into the inner cooking bowl and press the lever to "cook" mode. Heat for 1 minute Stir in ginger, garlic and onions. Cook for 2 minutes Add washed rice, cook for 1 min, sitrring constantly. Pour in chicken stock and cook, covered until rice cooker switches to the "warm" mode.
2. Gently toss through chicken, shallots and sesame seeds. Replace glass lid and stand for 10 mins on the 'warm' mode before serving.

Reviews

[Kitchen Kozy]

This was a nice recipe. I was looking for something simple to do with turkey leftovers, and decided on this. We found the seasoning to be very light -- even though the onion, garlic and ginger smelled amazing when it was frying in sesame oil, once the rice was cooked in it, the flavor ended up being a bit bland. I ended up adding a bit of extra sesame oil when I mixed it all up at the end, but my husband and oldest son added some peanut sauce on top of that because they still found it too bland. I think this would be nice with some veggies mixed in as well. Maybe some frozen peas or something. I should add that I made it on the stove top instead of a rice cooker, because ours is broken, and that worked just fine.

[Chef #441964]

Brilliant recipe! The whole family (all 3 of us) really enjoyed it, and it was so easy to do! I used leftover rotisserie chicken, and a whole litre of stock (4 cups instead of 3), doongara rice (long grain, diabetes-friendly) and a little powdered ginger because none of us like a lot of ginger. It turned out great and even my son, who initially didn't like the look of it, really enjoyed it.

[cookalot #2]

This was very good, but bland. I gave it 5 stars because it is a good way to use up left over chicken, and it can be jazzed up if anyone wants to. We served it with soy sauce and pepper. I think some frozen vegetables or chopped peppers would be a nice addition. Thanks for posting.