Instant Pot “KFC” Fried Chicken Japanese Rice Cooker Recipe Hack

October 10, 2020Van

Prep time: 4 minutes

Cook time: 4 minutes

Serves: 4

If you’re a foodie, you might already know about this Japanese “KFC” Fried Chicken Rice Cooker Hack that went viral last December (Rice Cooker Recipe Here). You simply cook rice with broth and your left over fried chicken in your rice cooker – it was super popular in Japan (where KFC still makes good fried chicken), then everyone all over the world busted out their rice cooker to try this hack. Since I’m in the U.S. & KFC hasn’t been good since the 80’s, I went to my favorite fried chicken chain Popeye’s – I grabbed a large meal for my family yesterday and today I made lunch for us using the leftover Popeye’s and let me tell you, it was incredible! The rice soaks up the delicious seasoning and the chicken is tender and easy to shred. I’ve tweaked the original recipe that was floating around and made it even better! So if you don’t have a $500 Zojirushi Rice Cooker , use your Instant Pot instead with my recipe

Instant Pot “KFC” Fried Chicken Japanese Rice Cooker Recipe Hack using Popeye’s Chicken

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Instant Pot “KFC” Fried Chicken Japanese Rice Cooker Recipe Hack

October 10, 2020 Van

Prep time: 4 minutes
Cook time: 4 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

3 Pieces of Fried Chicken
2 Cups White Rice
2⅓ Cups Chicken Broth
2 Tablespoons Salted Butter, melted
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
2 Teaspoons Ketchup or Hot Sauce
½ Teaspoon Seasoned Salt or Salt
3 Green Onions, chopped

Method

1)
If you have a non-stick pot, use that since there’s less of a chance for a burn error. Rinse the rice a few times, drain the water well and add it to the Instant Pot. Add 2 Tablespoons of melted Salted Butter, 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce, 2 Teaspoons Ketchup or Hot Sauce, ½ Teaspoon Salt, 2⅓ Cups Chicken Broth. Stir well and make sure the rice is evenly submerged in the broth.
2)
Stack 3 Fried Chicken Pieces on top of the rice, seal the Instant Pot lid and choose High Pressure for 4 Minutes. Once the timer is up, wait 10 minutes before switching the knob to venting. When the pin drops, open the lid, add in half of the chopped green onions and use two forks to shred the chicken. Remove the bones, taste and add more seasoning if needed. Garnish with more green onions when serving. Enjoy!

**If you’re a stickler for crispy skin, you can remove the skin before putting the chicken in the rice cooker and crisp it up in a toaster oven and sprinkle it on top of the rice for a crunchy texture.

***If you would like to make this in a RICE COOKER, see my recipe here

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4 Comments

Lauren

January 5, 2021 at 12:09 am

Hi! I love this recipe but always get that burn notice. Any tips on how to avoid this from happening?

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1. Van
  
  January 5, 2021 at 6:48 am
  
  Hi Lauren, try adding a little more butter and a little bit more broth. Let me know if that helps next time
  
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2. ainge
  
  February 14, 2022 at 1:50 pm
  
  I cooked it using the pot in pot method to avoid the burn notice. Put 1-1.5c of water into your instant pot, then a metal trivet. Then make the kfc rice in a steel bowl that fits in your IP — all ingredients from the recipe go in there. Once you’ve put everything in the bowl, set the bowl in the pot on top of your trivet.
  
  I usually cook my Jasmine rice at 5 mins for pot-in-pot so I added an extra minute to the recipe. Or you could let it go for a few more minutes in the natural release stage.
  
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Charlene Liang

September 3, 2021 at 8:53 am

This was super tasty and a great way to use up 4 big pieces of leftover fried chicken! I separated the skin and crisped it up in the toaster oven, and then chopped it up and sprinkled on top of the rice. Will definitely make again!

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Instant Pot “KFC” Fried Chicken Japanese Rice Cooker Recipe Hack