Spicy Chicken-in-Rice (Rice Cooker)
This is a recipe from a seasoning packet, Lobo brand. I made this on 1 Oct 2017 and I will state this will be my go to chicken and rice dish, very good flavor, next to no spiciness to it at all.
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
Ingredients
For the Chicken and Rice
- 500 grams chicken legs, or thighs, (1 lb)
- 1 packet seasoning mix, see Step 1
- 300 grams dry rice, 1½ cups of dry rice
Mixture used in the Dipping Sauce and Salad
- 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 4 tablespoons water
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Dipping Sauce
- 3 green Bird's Eye chilies
- 3 cloves garlic
- 10 leaves mint
- 1 bunch fresh coriander leaves
- 3-4 tablespoons Mixture
For the Cucumber Salad
- 2 cucumbers, sliced
- 2 red Bird's Eye chilies, sliced
- 5 shallots, sliced
- remaining Mixture
Instructions
For the Chicken and Rice
- This is the brand of seasoning for this chicken, Lobo brand. This packet contains TWO packets inside, for 4 servings, only one packet is used, so for 26 Baht, you can get two 4 serving meals out of it. Great value.
- Place the chicken in a bowl and add the contents of 1 seasoning packet for 4 servings, use both packets for 8 servings. coat the chicken with the seasoning mix and let sit for 15 minutes.
- Put the rice in the rice cooker, add the chicken and mix into the rice. Add the appropriate amount of water and switch on the rice cooker to Cook. While it is cooking, prepare the dipping sauce and cucumber salad if desired.
Mixture used in the Dipping Sauce and Salad
- Add all of the Mixture ingredients to a small pot and bring to a boil and stir well.
For the Dipping Sauce
- Add the ingredients for the Dipping Sauce to a mortar and grind up with the pestle. Add 3-4 tablespoons of Mixture and stir well, pour this into a small serving bowl.
For the Cucumber Salad
- Add the Salad ingredients to a bowl and the remaining Mixture and mix well.
To Serve
- Place rice and a piece of chicken in a bowl with the dipping sauce and cucumber salad on the side. Enjoy.
Notes
The chicken will cost about 35 Baht/500 grams of legs. For 4 servings this is about 26 cents per serving, even less if using quarters.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
I made this on 1 Oct 2017, and probably one of the first dishes I made where I did not take photos! I will certainly make this again for the photos. I will say the rice is really that yellow, the chicken is that color as well, not the orange like in the package photo. The flavor is delicious and not spicy at all. I used 3 thighs which was spot on for 500 grams. This will be a regular for me.