The Family KitchenClaypot Ginger Chicken Rice with Shiitake & Bok Choy

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Claypot Ginger Chicken Rice with Shiitake & Bok Choy

Fragrant rice cooked with ginger-glazed chicken and shiitake until the bottom turns deliciously crisp, finished with glossy bok choy and spring onion.

20 minPreparation
40 minCooking
60 minTotal time
4Servings
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Malaysian Chinese claypot chicken rice with ginger, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy and spring onion.
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For 4 servings

What you’ll need

Allergens and labels
Soy, Sesame. Use certified gluten-free tamari.. Verify stock is gluten-free and casein-free.

One step at a time

Let’s make it

  1. Mix chicken with 1 tbsp tamari, coconut sugar, sesame oil, rice vinegar and starch. Rest while the rice starts cooking.
  2. Heat oil in a claypot or heavy lidded pot. Add garlic, half the ginger and drained rice; stir for 1 minute. Pour in stock and bring to a simmer.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 10 minutes. Arrange chicken and shiitake over the rice. Cover and cook another 15–18 minutes until chicken is cooked and rice is tender.
  4. Add bok choy for the final 4–5 minutes. Drizzle over the remaining 1 tbsp tamari.
  5. Let the pot rest 5 minutes. Finish with remaining ginger, spring onion and sesame seeds. Scrape up a little crisp rice from the bottom for adults who enjoy it.

Times are estimates. Use the doneness checks in the method.

Make the texture work

Cook a small corner of plain rice and chicken without sauce, or serve bok choy separately. Avoid the crisp rice base if the child prefers soft textures.

Season it properly

Serve chilli crisp or sliced chilli only at the adult table.

Simple swaps

Keep a familiar food alongside the meal and follow every packaged-ingredient label check listed above.

Keep it safely

Cool leftovers promptly, refrigerate, and reheat once until steaming hot throughout. Follow ingredient-pack instructions and local food-safety advice.

Food education

What the ingredients bring

These are practical food-group notes, not a laboratory nutrition analysis. Portions and brands change the numbers.

  • Shiitake, bok choy, ginger, garlic and spring onion add plant variety and fibre to a comfort-food rice dish.
Malaysian Family Kitchen: Inspired by Malaysian Chinese claypot chicken rice, adapted without Chinese sausage or wheat-based sauces so the base recipe remains gluten-free and casein-free. These are ordinary family recipes, not autism treatments or prescribed therapeutic diets. Check every packaged ingredient for gluten, casein and individual allergens.
Before serving: adapt the size and texture to your child’s chewing skills, then let the meal be a relaxed family moment.

Useful next steps

Food support beyond the recipe

Trying new foods toolA visual plan to personalise and print.Selective-eating guideUnderstand your child’s needs without pressure.Gut-health guidePractical guidance for families.

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