Can you make Claypot Rice in a home kitchen?

Cantonese claypot rice! An absolute classic lunchtime thing in both Hong Kong and mainland Guangdong... though generally it’s the type of thing that you find at restaurants. In this video, we wanted to show you how to make claypot rice in a home kitchen, in order to have it be an everyday sort of thing! 0:00 - The Culture of Claypot Rice 0:31 - The Problem of Claypot Rice at home 1:51 - Key Point 1: Soak in Hot Water 2:13 - Key Point 2: Weigh your rice, Weigh your water 3:51 - Beef Marinating 5:09 - Claypot Rice Seasoned Soy Sauce 5:26 - Making the Claypot Rice 7:59 - Mise and Making a Full Meal EQUIPMENT You’ll need a claypot, obviously. We’re using a small 1L/18cm glazed claypot. This is the exact claypot that we use: The Amazon product is very pricey for a claypot, so do check out your local Chinese supermarket to see if they carry any first. Claypots from other cultures should work fine so long as they’re glazed. I
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