Garlic Butter Crispy Chicken Rice
A recipe for Garlic Butter Crispy Chicken Rice from the cookbook, Long Day? Cook This. This rice bowl is packed with garlic butter-coated fried chicken pieces, sauce, and an egg yolk.
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons light soy sauce divided
- 8 tablespoons mirin divided
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic very finely chopped, divided
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 large bunch chives sliced, divided
- 4 skinless and boneless chicken thighs cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 thumb-sized piece fresh ginger grated
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup (200 milliliters) oil or as needed
- 2 medium egg yolks
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- cooked short-grain rice to serve
Instructions
- Put 6 tablespoons of the light soy sauce, 6 tablespoons of the mirin and the brown sugar into a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until reduced by a third.
- Transfer to a small jug and set aside. Clean out the pan.
- Melt the butter in the small saucepan over medium heat, then add a third of the garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add another third and stir for a further 30 seconds, then repeat with the remaining garlic.
- Put the chile powder, a pinch of salt, the lemon zest and three quarters of the chives into a large bowl and pour over the garlic butter. Stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine the chicken with the ginger, the remaining 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and mirin, a big pinch of salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly.
- Add the cornstarch and toss until the chicken is coated.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes. It should be 1/2-3/4 inches (1-2 centimeters) deep, so add more if you need to.
- Carefully place the chicken in the pan and gently push the pieces apart to prevent them from sticking.
- Cook for 5 minutes, then flip the pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and toss in the garlic butter.
- Put the rice into bowls and top with the fried chicken.
- Push the chicken towards the edge to make a small well in the center and add an egg yolk.
- Sprinkle with the remaining chives. Pour the sauce over the chicken and enjoy.