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Claypot chicken rice is a signature dish of Malaysia; we have verified places to eat it in Kuala Lumpur. Rice cooked to order in a clay pot over charcoal with marinated chicken, Chinese sausage and salted fish, finished with dark soy. Start with where to eat Claypot chicken rice in Kuala Lumpur.
Rice cooked to order in a clay pot over charcoal with marinated chicken, Chinese sausage and salted fish, finished with dark soy. The prize in Kuala Lumpur is the crisp crust at the bottom.
Claypot chicken rice is a Cantonese one-pot dish that Kuala Lumpur hawkers made their own by cooking each pot to order over charcoal. Raw rice goes into a glazed clay pot with stock, and marinated chicken, lap cheong sausage and salted fish are laid on top once the rice is half cooked, so the juices soak in. Dark soy and lard or sesame oil go in at the end, and the pot stays over the heat long enough to form a caramelised crust. Foong Lian in Pudu and the Jalan Ipoh shop cook each pot to order, which is why the wait is part of the meal.
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