About the Recipe
White wine? Bouillon stock? You're right - this isn't what you might expect in a Japanese dish."Doria" has its origins in a Yokohama hotel that wanted to impress its foreign visitors with its Western style food offering - sothe Swiss chef was asked to created something that looked like a Europen dish but using Japanese ingredients and this was one of the dishes he created.. Nowadays, you find doria everywhere including in Japanese homes. It's also a great way to use leftover rice!
Ingredients
for the rice filling:
1/2 tbsp veg oil
60g onion, minced
200g chicken breast, sliced into bite size chunks
60g carrot, minced
50g frozen or fresh peas
20ml white wine
1/2 tsp bouillon powder
salt & pepper
310g cooked rice*
for the white sauce:
40g butter
4 tbsp plain flour
300ml milk
salt & pepper
for the topping:
40g grated cheddar cheese
1 tsp, dried or fresh parsley
*this recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice!
Preparation
first make the filling:
heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and chicken and stir fry for 2 mins
add the carrot & peas and fry for another 2-3 mins
add the wine & bouillon powder and fry for 1-2 mins more
season with the salt & pepper
add the rice, stir well and check/adjust the seasoning
spoon the filling into an oven proof dish and set aside
next to make the white sauce:
melt the butter in a saucepan
add the flour and mix well
over a medium heat, add the milk a little at a time to incorporate it into the flour/butter and make a smooth white sauce
heat the oven to 210 C / 410 F
pour the white sauce over the rice in the dish
sprinkle over the grate cheese
bake for 15-18 mins or until the top is golden brown
remove from the oven and garnish with the parsley
your chicken doria is ready to serve.