One Pot Rice Cooker Meal

There are times when I am in the mood of attempting fancy new recipes, but there are also times that I  just want to put everything together, press a button, go watch Netflix and comes back to a delicious meal. 

That’s why I always love one-pot meals! Not only are they time-saving, but also the flavour of each ingredient combines very well when cooked together. This recipe satisfies all nutritional needs in a meal: protein, vegetables, and carbohydrate. 

Attempting fancy recipes sometimes means having a sink full of dishes to wash. With this simple one-pot meal, you literally only ends up with a pot to wash. 

Best of all, this rice cooker recipe is the ultimate in set-it-and-forget-it cooking, and it is kids friendly too!

This recipe is easy to make, but it always helps to watch the step-by-step video tutorial below.

One Pot Rice Cooker Meal
Ingredients

A)

• 200g pork belly, sliced 
• fresh corn kernel from 1 ear of corn
• 2 stalks of celery, cut into cubes
• 1 carrot, cut into cubes
• 2 shiitake mushroom, sliced
• 1 tomato
• 1 cup rice, rinsed

B) 

• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Cooking Directions

1. Marinate pork belly with ingredients B for 30 minutes.
2. Add the rice into rice cooker pot, transfer all other ingredients i.e. carrot, celery, shiitake mushrooms, tomato and pork belly into the pot.
3. Pour in 1 cup of water.
4. Set the rice cooker to cook with a simple 'cook rice' function.
5. Once it is done, wait for 15 minutes, then open the lid and fluff the rice with a paddle.
6. Serve with fried shallot and chopped spring onion.

Notes: If you are using dried shiitake mushroom, rehydrate the mushrooms by soaking them in water until soft and fluffy before use.