Comments on Christine's Recipes: Easy Chinese Recipes: Steamed Chicken Rice (冬菇蒸雞飯)

@Yv...

2012-02-09T21:49:25.254+10:00

@Yvette:
The amount of water to cook rice depends on what kind of rice and what cookware you use.
As for my case, whenever I make steamed rice, I use 1.5 cup of water to cook with 1 cup of jasmine rice in my rice cooker. If steamed with marinated chicken, I only add about 1.2cup (80%).
Basically, you can scale down to about 80% of the amount of water that you used to make plain steamed rice.

I tried your 'steaming' method and it turn...

2012-02-04T10:19:09.754+10:00

I tried your 'steaming' method and it turned out better than my attempt in using the rice cooker. But the rice is a little soggy. Your recipe just says "water to cook rice". How much water should I add for 2 cups of rice ?

I should try this as my rice cooker method of cook...

2012-01-30T01:57:32.457+10:00

I should try this as my rice cooker method of cooking chicken rice does not work well. It's perhaps because I cook only 1 cup of rice and there is not enough steam to cook the raw chicken and the cooker does not have a keep warm function. I also found it quite troublesome to half cook the chicken before I put it into the rice cooker. This steaming method seems easier.
One additional step I'll do is to pour in a beaten egg onto the cooked chicken rice before I eat. This gives the rice an added fragrance. Further, I'll use sesame oil instead of vegetable oil.

Thanks for the good work Christine! You are def a ...

2011-08-29T04:55:36.884+10:00

Thanks for the good work Christine! You are def a life saver! I make this dish frequently now, cannot tell you how good it is, and how much time it saves!

Just a request, would it be possible to post up more recipes using the rice cooker?? I'm at loss what else to do! Thank you so much and keep it up!

i have tried this tonight and it was sooo awesome....

2011-07-15T13:31:22.467+10:00

i have tried this tonight and it was sooo awesome...guarateed m sure everyone will love it...so easy and its delicious!!!!thank christine!!!!!=)

the way my family has always made it is w. wood ea...

2010-07-15T16:11:12.292+10:00

the way my family has always made it is w. wood ear (雲耳) + 金針. im looking around ur blog rite now, and i love it!! XD

First of all beautiful photos and secondly I reall...

2010-02-24T02:46:05.079+10:00

First of all beautiful photos and secondly I really want to eat that piece of wing in the last photo :)

Thank you for this recipe!

2010-02-23T11:26:33.867+10:00

Thank you for this recipe!

oh wow I like the colour of the chicken! Looks so ...

2010-02-20T19:17:35.592+10:00

oh wow I like the colour of the chicken! Looks so god! Love one pot rice.

Great recipe..love the pics!! sweetlife

2010-02-20T11:30:43.186+10:00

Great recipe..love the pics!!

sweetlife

Christine - you are AMAZING! That chicken - espec...

2010-02-20T01:15:28.174+10:00

Christine - you are AMAZING! That chicken - especially that first picture - WOW! It looks so delicious and inviting. I have earmarked to try this recipe soon!

A scrumptious rice & chicken dish! I love the...

2010-02-20T01:08:06.092+10:00

A scrumptious rice & chicken dish! I love the shiitake mushrooms addition!

Looks like a nice recipe. I like your photos.

2010-02-20T00:59:35.190+10:00

Looks like a nice recipe. I like your photos.

Christine, that chicken rice looks so irresistible...

2010-02-19T22:42:45.822+10:00

Christine, that chicken rice looks so irresistible!

Oh my, Christine! That looks SOOOO good!!!

2010-02-19T19:22:16.772+10:00

Oh my, Christine! That looks SOOOO good!!!

looks really really good. the chicken looks really...

2010-02-19T19:15:12.091+10:00

looks really really good. the chicken looks really juicy and the marinade sounds so delicious

To mumsy: Thanks for your info very much. Mine is ...

2010-02-19T18:30:54.177+10:00

To mumsy:
Thanks for your info very much. Mine is a ceramic glasstop. It seems that we don't have any diffuser you talked about around here. Well, I might miss them anyway. Should get one if I find it.

BTW, my family loves eating soft rice, they say "no" to any hardened, or dry rice. The steamed rice was a big hit in my family.

Yes, my family favourite! That looks really delici...

2010-02-19T18:12:06.306+10:00

Yes, my family favourite! That looks really delicious. I have to cook a BIG pot so that we don't fight LOL.

cooking this or any flavoured rice with claypot is...

2010-02-19T17:26:39.773+10:00

cooking this or any flavoured rice with claypot is not that hard, and the bottom would not be burnt but will be sort of abit hardened.
All you need is a "flame diffuser" or heat diffuser between the flame and claypot.
Bring the rice and water to the boil, then put the diffuser between flame (heat) and claypot and put on medium flame. This will distribute the heat very evenly.
There are diffusers for just gas flames (around the $12 at homeware stores and around $28-30 for use for both gas and electric heat/ceramic plates
Try it.

Chicken wing is my favorite though I know it is no...

2010-02-19T17:10:19.762+10:00

Chicken wing is my favorite though I know it is not the healthiest part. But I just love it and I can imagine the moist juicy chicken wings with the steamed rice. I am so hungry now!

My mum cooks this! Thaks for sharing.

2010-02-19T16:01:50.942+10:00

My mum cooks this! Thaks for sharing.

Wow, this looks really heavenly. Lots of flavor fo...

2010-02-19T15:33:21.876+10:00

Wow, this looks really heavenly. Lots of flavor for the chicken and the rice when it is cooked this way. I'm hungry again.

I love your pictures! The food looks absolutely de...

2010-02-19T15:16:07.940+10:00

I love your pictures! The food looks absolutely delicious.

Claypot chicken rice is delicious and I cook it of...

2010-02-19T15:11:27.182+10:00

Claypot chicken rice is delicious and I cook it often. It helps to have a well seasoned pot so that there isn't too much sticking at the bottom. Steaming it though, is a really good idea as steaming produces such fluffy rice.

MmmmMm...I can smell the dish right now as I'm...

2010-02-19T13:27:28.485+10:00

MmmmMm...I can smell the dish right now as I'm reading this post. Your photo looks awesome! Chicken and mushroom always pair so well with each other.