Minced Pork Congee

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 1 hour 45 minutes

Yield : 2 servings

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

1oz minced pork 

1/3 carrot, diced

1 small potato

1tsp red lentils

1/2pc huai san (dried chinese yam)

1/4cup rice

Water

Pinch of salt

Steps:

1) Wash all ingredients.

2) Put all ingredients into rice cooker.

3) Press 'boil' function. After boil, cancel the function, press 'congee' function.

4) Add salt and serve.

Vegetarian Fried Rice

Prep Time : 5 minutes

Cook Time : 35 minutes

Yield : 2 servings

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

1/2 shallot

1 1/2 cup rice, washed

1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables

2 eggs

2tbsp grapeseed oil

Water

Steps:

1) Steamed raw rice with 1 1/2cup water for 20 min or until cooked.

2) Stir-fry shallot in oil until fragrant.

3) Add in frozen mixed vege, then cooked rice. Lastly add egg. Serve.

Chinese Cabbage Chicken Congee

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 1 hour 45 minutes

Yield : 2 servings

Freezer Friendly : No

                            After

                             Before

Ingredients:

1cup Chinese Cabbage

2oz chicken breast

1 dried scallop

3tbsp lentils

1/4cup rice

Water

Pinch of salt

Steps:

1) Wash all ingredients. Slice cabbage and chicken. 

2) Put all ingredients into rice cooker.

3) Press 'boil' function. After boil, cancel the function, press 'congee' function.

4) Add salt and serve.

Chicken Rice Balls

Prep Time : 5 minutes
Cook Time : 45 minutes
Yield : 1 serving
Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients
1/4cup rice
water
1/2 stalk carrot
2oz chicken breast
Sesame oil

Steps:
1) Put rice & 1/2cup water to steamer to steam it for 20 minutes.
2) Add chicken & carrot into a pot of water, boil for 10 minutes, turn heat to low, simmer for 30 minutes.
3) Drizzle some sesame oil, cut chicken into smaller pieces.
4) Mix rice and chicken and carrot, form into ball shape and serve.


Original Recipe:
http://17chipmunks.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/healthy-chicken-rice-for-my-15-5-mo/

Rice Cooker Fried Rice

Preparation : 15 minutes

Cooking Time : 55 minutes

Yield : Serving for 1 adult and 1 toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:
1 clove garlic, minced
1 shallot, minced
1 tbsp grapeseed oil
1/2 cup white rice
1/2 carrot
2 oz chicken breast meat, minced
Water as needed

Steps:

1) Steamed cut carrots for 20 minutes
2) Turn Rice Cooker onto Boiling function.
3) Pour oil, garlic and shallot, stir fry until fragrant.
4) Add rice, stir fry a while. Add water.
5) Add chicken and carrot.
6) Switch to 'Rice' function.
7) Serve when the rice is done.

My girl does not like the rice cooker fried rice during lunch as we went for outing where weather is hot. I turn it into real fried rice as follows:

Ingredients:

1 tbsp grapeseed oil

Leftover rice cooker fried rice

1 egg

Steps:

1) Pour oil on non-stick pan. 

2) Under high heat, put the rice cooker fried rice onto the pan, stir fry a while, add egg, stir fry for about 1 minute.

3) Put into thermos for dinner outing.

My girl had her portion happily :)

Original Recipe:
http://www.food.com/recipe/rice-cooker-fried-rice-183349

Rice Cooker Fried Rice

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 45 minutes

Yield : Serving for 2 adult and 1 toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

1 cup uncooked rice

1 carrot

5 florets of cauliflower

2 oz of lean pork

Liquid Amino as needed

Dash of pepper

1 tbsp grapeseed oil

Vegetarian natural seasoning powder

1 1/2 cup water

Pinch of salt and sugar ( for blanching)

Steps:

1) Wash rice, set aside. 

2) Wash lean pork, mince the pork. Marinate with liquid amino and dash of pepper.

3) Wash and cut carrot into small cubes.

4) Cut cauliflower into small florets, wash clean, blanch in hot water with pinch of salt and sugar for 1 minute. Use a slotted spoon to remove cauliflower into a bowl of clean water before off fire.

5) Steam under high heat carrot and cauliflower for 15 minutes. Roughly chop cauliflower into size almost equal to rice.

6) Set rice cooker to "boiling" function. Put oil and stir fry pork until you did not see pink colour about 3 minutes. Add carrot, cauliflower, rice, seasoning, stir fry for 2 minutes. 

7) Add water, cancel " boiling" function, press " rice" function.

Brocolli Congee

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield : 3 servings for toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

5 brocolli florets

2 oz lean pork

1/2 cup white rice

2 tbsp lentils

Water as needed

Little Liquid Amino

Pinch of salt and sugar (for blanching)

Steps:

1) Wash brocolli and pork. Cut into small cubes.

2) Blanch brocolli in boiling water with pinch of salt and sugar for 1 minute to remove dirt. Drain and put into a bowl of water to preserve colour.

3) Wash rice and lentils.Put in rice cooker. 4) Add blanched brocolli, pork and water as needed. 

6) Turn to boiling function, let boil, then turn to congee function which will take 1 hour 30 minutes.

7) Add few drops Liquid Amino for taste. Stir with ladle and serve warm.

Baked Rice Frittata

Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Yield : 6 rice frittatas

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

1-2 oz minced chicken breast

1 small carrot, diced

1/2 cup rice

1/2 cup water

2 eggs

2 tbsp grated cheese

Steps:

1) Preheat oven at 170 degree celcius.

2) Steam minced chicken breast, carrot, rice together with water for 20 minutes. 

3) Put the steamed ingredients, 2 eggs and 1 tbsp of cheese in a bowl, mix well.

4) Pour the mixture into muffin pan.

5) Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of mixture.

6) Bake for 20 minutes or till egg is set.