Hot Pot Rice with beef and egg （窩蛋牛肉煲仔飯）

Hot Pot Rice with beef and egg

Traditional Chinese rice, a claypot rice perfect for a cold winter.

for 2 servings

Ingredients

Rice                        1.5 cups

Water                     2 cups

Minced beef          1/2 lb

Egg                          1

Some spring onion

Seasoning

Soy sauce                  1 teaspoon

Oyster sauce           1 teaspoon

Corn starch               1 teaspoon

Salt                              1/4 teaspoon

Sugar                          1/4 teaspoon

Pepper                       some

Water                         2 tablespoon

Directions

1. Wash the rice.  Soak in water for half an hour.
2. Boil water in claypot.  Add rice after the water boils.
3. Cover the pot and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, with medium fire, until water boils. Stir well with chopsticks. Cover and cover for another 2 minutes.
4. Turn to low fire and cook for about 8 minutes.
5. Season the minced beef.  Mix well until it becomes sticky.
6. Add the minced beef on top of the rice. Cover the pot.  Use medium fire to cook for 1/2 minute.  Then adjust to very low fire and cook for another 10 minutes, until the water all evaporated.
7. Off the fire.  Wait for 8 minutes with pot cover on.
8. Add egg.  Use very low fire to cover for 2 minutes, until the egg white partially cooked.
9. Add chopped spring onion.  Serve hot.