How to make rice crust in clay pot rice

Claypot rice can also produce rice crust. Before cooking, you must soak the rice for more than half an hour, so that the rice can fully absorb water and avoid the rice being half-cooked when cooking. In addition, you must turn to low heat when cooking and simmer it slowly. If the fire is too high, it will easily cause the pot to stick. Apply a layer of oil on the edges of the buns to prevent them from sticking.

How to make rice crust in clay pot rice

1. Prepare the ingredients: half a cup of rice, appropriate amounts of lettuce, sausage, and ribs. Add appropriate amount of salt, oyster sauce, fermented black beans, chopped red pepper and minced garlic to the ribs, stir well, then add cornstarch and stir well again and marinate for 30 minutes (you can marinate according to your taste). 2. After washing the rice, add water and soak it for more than 30 minutes (about the same amount of water as usual for cooking rice). 3. After soaking, place it directly on the gas stove, bring to a boil over medium heat and immediately turn to the lowest heat (keep it on the lowest heat afterwards). Pay attention at this time, because the pot is relatively small, water will continuously spray out from around the lid. At this time, you need to open the lid slightly until all the water is absorbed. 4. When the water stops spraying, open the lid and stir it with chopsticks to allow the rice grains to absorb water evenly through the heat.

5. Pour a circle of oil along the edge of the pot, making sure to pour it on the edge so that it will flow down into the rice. 6. Arrange the ribs and sliced sausages and cover the lid. 7-9. Place the pot sideways and turn it from time to time to ensure even heating (this step is critical and requires patience, as the quality of the rice crust depends on this step). Cook for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat when you smell the burnt aroma and simmer for a final 5-8 minutes (do not open the lid during the cooking). 10. Peel the lettuce and slice it. After the water boils, add appropriate amount of salt and oil, then add the lettuce slices. Bring to a boil and then scoop out and spread on the rice (if you like it soft, cook it a little longer).

Tips: 1) The rice must be soaked for more than half an hour to allow the rice grains to fully absorb water, so as to avoid the rice being half-cooked. 2) After boiling over medium heat, immediately turn down to low heat and continue to simmer over low heat. Using high heat will cause the rice to become mushy and still not be cooked. 3) Be sure to add oil along the edges of the pot, so that the rice crust will be bright yellow and crispy. 4) Repeat steps 7-9 continuously, turning the pot from time to time to ensure that it is heated evenly and forms rice crust. 5) You can pair it with any vegetables you like. After completing steps 3 and 4 above, you can make clay pot rice with rice crust.

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