Mun Fan

I call this dish Chinese risotto because it's made in a similar way but with Chinese ingredients. My husband doesn't agree with me, he thinks it's totally different but you'll see what I mean when you see how to make it.

My M-I-L makes this a lot as it's quite easy to make, very filling and is a great comfort food - it's also great mixed with her delicious chilli but more about that another time.

We ate this on 23rd June 2011.

Ingredients:

Whole or half chick cut into chunky pieces including bones
Dry shrimp or dry scallop (about a small hand full) *Dried scallops are more expensive than shrimps.
Vegetable Oil (3 tablespoons)
Chinese mushroom (about 3 or 4 soaked and sliced)
Potato cut in to chunks (about 2 or 3)
Soya sauce
Oyster sauce
Spring Onion (finely sliced)

How to make it:
Stir fry the shrimp/scallops in the oil to flavour it for about 2 to 5 mins.
Remove the shrimps/scallops and set aside.
Add the chicken to the flavoured oil along with the sliced mushrooms and chopped potato. Add a teaspoon of soy sauce and oyster sauce and stir fry for 5 mins. Set aside.
In a big pot, add 3 to 4 cups of rice and double that amount of boiling water. Then add the stir fried chicken, mushrooms, potatoes and shrimps/scallops.
Bring to boil, then cover and reduce to simmer for about 20 mins until water is absorbed. (You could also do this step in a rice cooker)

Serve with chopped spring onion and chilli.