# Soy butter garlic rice

This is a one-pot meal made with chicken thighs, rice, and a savory soy butter garlic sauce, cooked in a rice cooker.

- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups medium-grain white rice
- 1 cup water
- 0.5 an onion, diced
- 2 boneless chicken thighs, cut into small cubes
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp white pepper
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce (optional; for color)
- 3 tbsp regular soy sauce (add 2 extra tbsp if not using dark soy sauce)
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 0.5 tsp sugar (optional, for balance)
- 1 tsp sugar (optional, for balance)
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp butter
- frozen cauliflower rice
- green peas

## Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken with mirin, salt, and white pepper. Set aside.
2. Rinse and drain white rice a few times.
3. Add the rice to the cooker pot.
4. Pour in water, soy sauces, garlic, sesame oil, and sugar if using.
5. Give it a light swirl.
6. Evenly layer on diced onions and marinated chicken on top.
7. Cook it as you would regular rice (I use mixed rice function on my Cuckoo rice cooker).
8. Once finished, add the butter and any frozen veggies (optional).
9. Close the lid for 5 minutes to let the residual heat warm everything through.
10. Mix well until fully combined.

## Equipment

- rice cooker
- cooker pot

## Tips

- Don	 mix the onions and chicken into the rice - Just leave them as a top layer.
- Use the mixed rice function on the Cuckoo rice cooker.
- Close the lid for 5 minutes after adding butter and frozen veggies to let the residual heat warm everything through.
- It's good with kimchi.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@basicsundaycooking/video/7581658420680412447?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7632021282599618061
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dd7b77d7-8eb4-4e38-8ee5-fe34a7a0b8f1
- Extracted: 2026-06-10

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