Australian🍚 Starches

Lazy Chicken & Rice Dinner

Name: Lazy Chicken & Rice Dinner
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: jasmine rice; chicken stock or bone broth; 2 bone-out skin-on chicken thigh; 1 piece young ginger; 2 garlic cloves; 2 spring onions; a pinch MSG (or MSG blended with white pepper); a pinch salt; sesame oil; chilli crisp

⏱ 40 min🍽 Serves 2

A simple one-pot rice cooker meal with tender juicy chicken cooked together with jasmine rice, ginger, garlic, and spring onions. Finished with chilli crisp and sliced spring onion greens for extra flavour and texture.

Adapted from a video by Back of House

The Lazy Chicken & Rice Dinner

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Ingredients

jasmine rice
chicken stock or bone broth
bone-out skin-on chicken thigh2
young gingersliced thin and cut into batons1 piece
garlic clovesthinly sliced2
spring onionswhite parts cut at an angle into roughly 2 cm pieces; green parts reserved for garnish2
MSG (or MSG blended with white pepper)if not using the blended variety, add a pinch each of MSG and white ground pepper separatelya pinch
salta pinch
sesame oil

Steps

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1
Rinse the jasmine rice in the rice cooker 2–3 times by swirling it with water and draining it. This removes dust and excess starch for fluffier rice.
2
After rinsing, push any rice stuck to the sides down into the main body. Spread the rice in an even, flat layer.
3
Prepare the ginger by removing woody-looking bits, then slice it thinly and cut into batons.
4
Slice the garlic cloves into thin pieces.
5
Prepare the spring onions by setting aside the green parts for later and cutting the white/thicker parts at an angle into roughly 2 cm pieces.
6
Add the prepared ginger, garlic, and spring onion white parts into the rice cooker on top of the rice.
7
Carefully pour in the chicken stock or bone broth until it covers everything.
8
Add a pinch of MSG or the MSG–white pepper blend. If using neither, add a pinch each of MSG and ground white pepper separately. Add a pinch of salt, being careful not to over-season.
9
Stir gently to distribute the seasonings evenly and mix the ginger and garlic throughout. Ensure the rice forms an even, flat layer.
10
Rub a little sesame oil over the chicken thigh, then place it skin-side up on top of the rice and spring onions, leaving a small gap.
11
Close the rice cooker and press start on the white rice setting. Set a timer—the dish typically takes about 35 minutes to complete.
12
Once the rice cooker signals completion, carefully remove the chicken thigh using tongs. You can slice it or serve it whole.
13
Gently fluff the rice with a spatula. Scrape up any caramelized bits from the bottom of the rice cooker—these add great flavour.
14
Mix half of the reserved spring onion green parts into the rice.
15
Scoop the rice onto a plate and top with the chicken. Drizzle with chilli crisp and garnish with the remaining spring onion greens. Serve immediately.

Lazy Chicken & Rice Dinner

Ingredients

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