Want something convenient with new flavours for your usual chicken rice? Try this Chicken Rice with Thyme made in a rice cooker! Thyme is a herb often used in Western cooking. It adds so much fragrance and flavour to the dish without needing much seasoning. This one-pot meal in a rice cooker is convenient, comforting, and delicious! Do try it!
Can I Substitute the Ingredients?
You can substitute the thyme with rosemary.
Chef’s Tips
1. Sauté for fragrance and sear the chicken skin first
Start by sautéing garlic, thyme, and browning the skin chicken. This step brings out their aroma and builds flavor from the very beginning.
2. Reduce the water slightly
Chicken releases its own juices while cooking, so use a little less water than usual to avoid mushy rice. Adjust based on your preferred rice texture.
Rice Cooker Chicken Rice with Thyme Recipe
Ingredients
- +/- 850 grams chicken +/- 850 克鸡肉
- 2 cup rice 2 杯米饭
- 1 3/4 to 2 cups water 1 3/4 至 2 杯水
- 3-4 sprigs of thyme 3-4 枝百里香
- 8 cloves garlic 8 瓣大蒜
Marinate chicken 腌制鸡肉:
- 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 茶匙盐
- 1/4 lemon 1/4 个柠檬
Garnish 装饰:
- Coriander 香菜
Instructions
- Marinate chicken with salt and lemon juice for at least 30 minutes.
- Rinse rice until the water runs clear. Set aside.
- Roughly chop garlic and prepare fresh thyme.
- In the rice cooker, sauté garlic, thyme, and chicken (skin side down) using Quick Cook or Cook Rice mode until the chicken skin turns golden.
- Remove chicken, add rinsed rice and water, then place chicken back into the rice cooker. (skin side up).
- Cook using the Rice function until done.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, then garnish with coriander.
Notes
Start by sautéing garlic, thyme, and browning the skin chicken. This step brings out their aroma and builds flavor from the very beginning. 2. Reduce the water slightly
Chicken releases its own juices while cooking, so use a little less water than usual to avoid mushy rice. Adjust based on your preferred rice texture.