Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Chicken Rice (Thermomix)

Difficulty : easy
Preparation time : 15 min
Total time : 1h 25 min
Serving size : 5 portions

Ingredients
500 g whole chicken legs (approx 2 legs), deboned
10 g light soy sauce
¼ tsp white pepper powder
3 eggs
1560 g water
2 tsp salt
50 g fresh ginger, peeled
10 g garlic cloves, peeled
300 g rice, washed
1 chicken stock cube
or 1 tsp chicken stock powder, homemade or store-bought
2 pandan leaves
50 g yellow onions
70 g potatoes, cut in cubes
70 g tomatoes, cut in wedges
120 g carrots, cut in cubes

Preparation
  1. Place a large bowl on mixing bowl lid, weigh in whole chicken legs and light soy sauce. Add white pepper powder and mix. Marinate for 30 minutes in a cool place or in the refrigerator.
  2. Place eggs, 260 g water and 1 tsp salt in mixing bowl, mix 6 sec/speed 4. Pour egg mixture to 4 heat-resistant bowls, that fit on Varoma tray and set aside. Clean mixing bowl.
  3. Place fresh ginger and garlic in mixing bowl, chop Turbo/1 sec/1 time. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
  4. Insert simmering basket. Place washed rice in simmering basket, add 1300 g water, reserved chopped ginger and garlic, salt, chicken stock cube, pandan leaves and mix well with spatula.
  5. Place marinated chicken legs into Varoma dish making sure some holes remain unobstructed. Insert Varoma tray with egg mixture into Varoma dish. Place Varoma into position, cook 20 min/Varoma/speed 3. Remove Varoma and set aside. Remove simmering basket with spatula. Keep rice warm until it is ready to serve. Set Varoma tray with steamed egg aside.
  6. Add yellow onions, potatoes, tomatoes and carrots to mixing bowl. Place Varoma dish with chicken back into position, close Varoma lid and continue to cook 15 min/Varoma/speed 1.
  7. Remove Varoma. Cut chicken into pieces and transfer to a serving plate. Transfer soup to a bowl and serve hot with rice, steamed egg and chicken.
Hints & Tips
  1. Stainless steel bowls work best for steaming. If ceramic bowls are used, extend steaming time up to 5 minutes in step 5.
  2. Adjust the chicken marinade to your personal taste, e.g. by replacing 10 g soy sauce with 10 g chicken stock powder or 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 tbsp Chinese rice wine (Shaoxing Hua Tiao).

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