Claypot rice

Ingredients

Rice

  • 210g rice
  • 230g hot water / stock
  • (440g total)

marinade

  • Beef - loin, flank, whatever - 100g (we used loin)
  • Kansui (枧水) or sodium carbonate (碱面) or baking soda,
  • 14 tsp; salt,
  • 14 tsp; sugar,
  • 14 tsp; cornstarch (生粉),
  • 1 tsp; black pepper, white pepper,
  • 18 tsp; soy sauce (生抽),
  • 14 tsp; dark soy sauce (老抽),
  • 12 tsp; liaojiu a.k.a. Shaoxing wine (料酒/绍酒),
  • 12 tsp; oyster sauce (蚝油),
  • 1 tsp; water,
  • 2 tbsp; oil,
  • ~1 tsp Optional: ginger, ~12 cm, julienned

Pour over sauce

  • Sugar, 14 tsp
  • MSG (味精), ~116 tsp
  • Soy sauce (生抽), 2 tsp
  • Fish sauce (鱼露), 1 tsp
  • Water, 12 tbsp

Method

  • Rinse 210g of rice. Add enough hot, boiled water from the kettle to hit 440g. Let sit for 30 minutes.

  • After the rice is done soaking, rub the ~1 tsp oil onto the claypot, then add in the rice together with the soaking liquid. Place over a medium high flame.

  • Once strong steam is coming out of the rice cooker (~6-7 minutes), let it go for one minute longer. Then uncover - you should not see any liquid remaining.

  • Pour the ~1 tbsp oil around the sides, pop in the oven for 20 minutes at 230C on the bottom rack.

  • Add the beef when there is 5 minutes remaining.

  • After its done, drizzle on the seasoned soy sauce. Then blast the claypot rice on a medium-high flame to accentuate the crust, 30 seconds each side (for 2.5 minutes, total).

  • Add the egg. Cover, steam for 30-60 seconds. Sprinkle over some chopped scallions.


Last modified on 2025-06-05