Chicken Potato Rice
A Chinese-style one-pot dish of overnight-marinated chicken thighs cooked together with rice and potatoes in soy-seasoned broth, finished with sesame oil and green onion. Requires marinating from the previous evening.
⏱️ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | dark soy sauce (marinade) |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | light soy sauce (marinade) |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3 ml | white pepper powder (marinade) |
| 2 tablespoon | 30 ml | water (marinade) |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | corn starch (marinade) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | olive oil |
| 1 | green onion, cut in 2-inch length pieces | |
| 1 piece | fresh ginger, sliced | |
| 1 | star anise | |
| 3 | cloves | |
| 400 grams | boneless and skinless chicken thighs, cut to small pieces | |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | low sodium chicken stock, or water |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 23 ml | dark soy sauce |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | light soy sauce |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | salt |
| 1 1/3 cups | 320 ml | white long rice |
| 3 | medium yellow potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/4 inch pieces | |
| 1 | green onion, finely chopped | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | sesame oil |
Instructions
- Mix the chicken meat and all marinade ingredients the night before. Store in a container with a lid and place in the fridge overnight.
- Select Sauté, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add in 1 green onion (cut in 2 inches), star anise, fresh ginger, cloves and cook for a minute.
- Add the marinated chicken meat, stir frequently for about 3 to 4 minutes until outside of chicken turns light brown, set aside.
- Transfer all cooked chicken with liquid into the Instant Pot. Add the chicken broth, dark and light soy sauces, salt, rice, and potatoes.
- Close the lid, make sure the valve is set to "Sealing" position. Select the "Rice" function and allow to cook for 12 minutes by adjusting the time.
- When time is done, wait for another 10 minutes then quick release the pressure and open the lid.
- Stir in finely chopped green onion and sesame oil. Cover the pot with the lid and let the rice sit for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!