CRISPY CHICKEN MUSHROOM RICE

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Rinse the sushi rice under cold water until it runs clear, then drain.
  2. 2Add the rice, bone broth, soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, salt, and grated garlic to a rice cooker and stir to combine.
  3. 3Slice the shiitake mushrooms.
  4. 4Scatter the sliced mushrooms evenly over the rice in the rice cooker.
  5. 5Cover the rice cooker and cook.
  6. 6Debone the chicken thighs, leaving the skin on.
  7. 7Season the chicken thighs lightly with salt.
  8. 8Place the chicken thighs skin-side down in a cold pan.
  9. 9Turn the heat to medium and press the chicken with a weight to render the fat and crisp the skin for 8-10 minutes.
  10. 10Finely slice the spring onions.
  11. 11Grate the ginger.
  12. 12Add the sliced spring onions, minced ginger, salt, sugar, and MSG to a heatproof bowl.
  13. 13Heat the neutral oil until smoking.
  14. 14Pour the hot oil over the ingredients in the bowl and stir until glossy and fragrant to make the ginger scallion sauce.
  15. 15Flip the chicken thighs and cook the other side until just done, then rest.
  16. 16Slice the crispy chicken.
  17. 17Pour in the chicken resting juices from the pan into the ginger scallion sauce, making sure to scrape up all the good bits.
  18. 18Fluff the cooked mushroom rice.
  19. 19Serve the mushroom rice on a plate.
  20. 20Place the sliced crispy chicken over the mushroom rice.
  21. 21Finish with plenty of ginger scallion sauce on top.

Ingredients

  • 350 g chicken thighs
  • Salt
  • 150 g sushi rice
  • 180 ml bone broth
  • 150 g sliced shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 tosp soy sauce
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tosp mirin
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 pinch Pinch of salt
  • 3 spring onions
  • 20 g grated ginger
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp MSG
  • 20 g neutral oil

Equipment

pankniferice cookergraterbowlspoonchopping board