Ingredients

  • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 teaspoon gingerroot, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed and diced
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sherry wine
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/3 cup raw rice (NOT instant)
  • 1 teaspoon cooking oil
  • chicken stock

Method

  • Dice chicken into 1/4 inch pieces, and mix the next five ingredients and use to marinate the chicken in a shallow dish for at least a half hour.
  • Pour the liquid from the canned mushrooms into a measuring cup and add enough additional chicken stock to make 2/3 cup liquid.
  • Heat a shallow pan with a tight fitting cover and add the cooking oil.
  • Add the chicken and stir until the meat starts to turn white on all sides, add mushrooms and raw rice grains.
  • Stir until the rice is mixed with the oil and then add the liquid.
  • Cover, and reduce flame to the lowest level.
  • Cook for 15 minutes without lifting the cover, and then let sit for an additional 5 minutes with no heat before serving.