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3 No-Fuss Meals You Can Make in This Rice Cooker

Cook rice and ulam at the same time!

After a hard day's work—not to mention hours of traffic on the road—who has time to make a home-cooked dinner? Frankly, anyone with a rice cooker does, especially if it's a Tiger Rice Cooker.

It's not just rice that you can get to the table using this trusty kitchen gadget—you can also serve the family's favorite ulam! Once you put all the ingredients in the rice cooker, there's little else to do but sit back and wait. You can relax and catch up with the kids. Before you know it, dinner is ready!

 

Chicken Teriyaki

1. Slice 250 grams chicken thigh in cubes. Sprinkle chicken with 2 teaspoons cooking sake, and then dust with 1 tablespoon potato starch.

2. Place ¼ stalk of white leeks (sliced thinly) and chicken in the cooking plate. Pour the following mixed condiments: 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar, and ½ teaspoon ginger juice.

3. Rinse uncooked rice and place in the inner pot with water. Set the cooking plate in the inner pot and select the Synchro-Cooking function. Press start.

4. After 50 minutes, take out the chicken and place on a serving plate. Garnish with broccoli and sesame seeds. Serve with rice.

 

Chopsuey

1. Place the following in a bowl: 100 grams thinly sliced porkloin, 1 bunch Chinese spinach, thinly sliced carrots, 2 quail eggs, and 1 slice ginger. Dust with 1 tablespoon potato starch. Transfer these to the cooking plate.

2. In another bowl, combine these condiments: ½ teaspoon light soy sauce, ½ teaspoon oyster sauce, ½ teaspoon chicken stock powder, ½ teaspoon sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon water. Pour the mixed condiments evenly over the ingredients in the cooking plate.

3. Rinse uncooked rice and place in the inner pot with water. Set the cooking plate in the inner pot and select the Synchro-Cooking function. Press start.

4. After 50 minutes, take out the cooking plate.

5. Place the chopsuey and steamed rice in 2 separate bowls and serve.

 

Tomato Chicken Melt

1. Cut 160 grams chicken thighs into bite-size pieces. Slice a zucchini into 1/4 inch-thick pieces and 1/2 red bell pepper into thin strips.

2. Place the vegetables and chicken in the cooking plate. Top with 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1/3 cup shredded cheese.

3. Put the washed rice and water in the inner pot, and set in the rice cooker.

4. Set the cooking plate in the inner pot. Select the "Synchro-Cooking" menu and press the Start/Rinse-free button.

5. When cooking is completed, place the dish on a serving plate.

 

Just like every special dish you prepare for your family to enjoy, you also put great thought in choosing every kitchen appliance that deserves a spot on your kitchen counter. Tiger, a brand trusted in Japan and the U.S. for decades, offers a line of beyond-ordinary rice cookers, with induction heating and microcomputer-controlled functions guaranteed to make meal preparation easy and convenient.

Choose the type of rice cooker you need here.

This article was created by Summit Storylabs in partnership with TIger.