Macau Style Portuguese Chicken Rice| Easy Recipe| Hong Kong Cafe Food

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while regular milk is more affordable.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken

Chicken breast is leaner, while bone-in chicken is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor, while processed cheese is usually cheaper.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos provide a similar flavor at a lower cost.

Marinate chicken thighs for 30 minutes.

Cook fried rice by cracking eggs into a pan, adding rice, and stir-frying with a pinch of salt.

Set the fried rice aside.

Heat a pan and add oil, then place chicken thighs skin side down to sear until golden brown.

Flip chicken thighs and sear the other side, then remove from the pan.

In the same pan, add onions and sweet peppers, then add homemade garlic sauce.

Add rice wine to the pan and let it evaporate.

Stir in turmeric powder and white pepper.

Add cream of chicken and coconut milk to the pan, then drizzle in dark soy sauce.

Turn off the heat and set the sauce aside.

Assemble the dish by layering fried rice in a baking dish, followed by chicken pieces and sauce on top.

Add cheese on top and bake for 10-15 minutes.

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