Golden Turmeric Chicken Rice

Brendan's got a new cookbook out. It's called. This is a book about rice Of course, it's all about rice and we're gonna be doing a dish that really stood out for me because it's a one-pot wonder We all love one-pot wonders on the show. So this one is a one-pot golden turmeric chicken rice Yeah, I love it. It's so easy. There's so much flavor. It just goes into the pot cooks and then that's it really All right. Yeah. So what do we do to start? All right. So first thing is our rice So I grew up eating a lot of jasmine rice. We're gonna start with about two cups. That's been rinsed So rinsing is really important, right? Absolutely. So we want to rinse out and get rid of all of that excess starch So we're gonna add that straight into the rice cooker and I've taken upon myself to start chopping up your veg Thank you. Did you want this kind of the same size? Yeah, I think with this as well I'm very mindful about the cooking time and what we're putting in and then texture So yeah, usually you could use peas, but I love to cook with edamame beans very similar carrots So a similar kind of shape next I've chosen chicken thighs as the protein So we've just chopped that into bigger chunks and that goes straight in just like that Maybe a little bit more. Yeah, so edamame beans go straight in as well. Awesome. Thank you for doing that Okay, perfect Straight in and some garlic So I'm gonna microplane some garlic straight in and can I get you to measure out three cups of chicken stock? Yeah, also if you don't have stock water, okay as well I guess because it's a one-pot thing I'm just trying to add as much flavor in as I can and I think this is the only Critical part of this really easy recipe is getting the ratio, right? Rice to liquid. Yeah, I want it to be perfectly absorbed. Absolutely Yeah, and I think with jasmine rice like this is a good kind of ratio like it for me It works like two cups of jasmine rice to about three cups of liquid Okay, so that can go straight in and then to season I've got a pinch of salt Straight in we're gonna add in the soy sauce again for more seasoning Yes, and then the turmeric that work will give that really nice golden color. Mmm great flavors there. Oh And then finally we also want to add just like a little dash of sesame We'll just feel that nice nutty kind of flavor. I'm gonna give that a mix and then We'll put that into the rice cooker turn it on and let it do its thing This is the food that you want Absolutely when you got a rice cooker use it to its advantage it's gonna cook in what say 20 15 20 minutes Very quick and you can put like all your leftovers in there too. So any veggies you have proteins We're gonna fry off an egg shortly as well, but let's put that on first Yeah, I think we just press start and that's it. We can walk away and come back in a bit Yes, I reckon it's time to plate up let's check out this rice Magic moment. Oh, that's good. Nice and golden Alright, so basically I'm just gonna give it a nice little mix Smelling good. It does that turmeric in there that you've added and even the sesame oil just slight. Yes All right, we're ready straight on Then Just how my gourmet would do ground up like a fried egg on rice like right in the middle I kind of like that. It's golden and then the egg is like another yellow kind of touch to it I just added a pinch of salt if that's oh, yeah, absolutely Go right in the middle Yeah Drizzle some chili oil. I Love this type of food. Yeah fuss-free, but it's like packed full of flavor And then some herbs so spring onion just around few bits of coriander All right, that's done. Don't I give it a taste? Tell me what you think It's all about the rice Sensational and it's just the simplicity of it also so comforting like it feels like yeah, your mum or grandmother has made this But yeah, honestly, it's so easy I love that and it's one of those crowd places and even better with a delicious fried egg and crispy chili oil the best