Chinese Sizzling Rice Soup

I didn’t add chicken or shrimp as I do not like it. I did use chicken broth and added green onion, snow peas and spinach. I did not fry anything either. I cooked jasmine rice and added some to my bowl.

I do these soup alot but it easier to do it with instant rice instead just get the oil very hot and with a culender put a small amount on it, these will puff like rice crispies and now is ready for soup enjoy

This soup was very delicious and my family loved it, but the rice was not edible unfortunately. I followed the recipe and used 2/3 a cup of uncooked white rice, which I fried and it ended up just tasting like regular uncooked rice. I suggest using the same amount of rice, but cooking the rice before you fry it. we tried it this way and it was just like our favorite restaurant’s

In addition to the constructive criticism/suggestions on here, I would like to add one more thing, concerning the rice. Bake the rice on a cookie sheet, like others have said, then cut the rice in squares and dip them into hot oil for a few seconds. Place the squares in the hot soup immediately and serve. That will give the soup the sizzling sound. My husband and I learned that trick, after talking to a waitress in an outstanding chinese restaurant.

Sadly, this was very bad tasting to me and my husband both. Nothing compared to a restaraunt. Very bland, oily, over powered by shoots- vegetables over cooked quickly, baby shrimp practically disappeared, etc. I MAY try to make again with alterations suggested in comments. When and if (big if!) I do, I will re-rate at that time.

Mmmm, Mmmm! That was just what my pregnant self was craving! We didn’t have sherry, but I didn’t miss it. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

This recipe is great with a few tweaks ( i know, i know, i hate when people alter the recipe’s to the point where they are different, but this one needs the changes). First – too much oil! I cube the chicken and cook on the stove with a touch of sesame oil, soy sauce, and ginger. Also, cook the rice beforehand (just use the 5 min rice), and then spread on a cookie sheet and bake until golden brown). I personally prefer snow peas over green beans, and I added some shredded bok choy the last few minutes of simmering (can also use cabbage). With the reduction in oil, this recipe has a fresher more veggie taste to it and the broth just tastes so much better. I also ended up needing more liquid for all the veggies i added, so i used water and added chicken bullion.

Wonderful better than a resturant the only problem i had was the rice and how to keep it together and get it out of the oil

it was good, but too much stuff and not enough broth. I would use cooked rice next time then uncooked when frying up to place in soup. The uncooked rice sank to the bottom and did not enhanse the flavor like I have had at restaurants.

This recipe is always delicious! When I make it at home, I use seitan instead of chicken and shrimp. I made it the other day with chicken and shrimp, but I didn’t do the cornstarch and egg thing. I’ve done it both ways and they are both delicious. I never use anywhere near the amount of oil in the recipe, nor do I ever add mushrooms. I use baby corns instead, and snow peas instead of green beans. It’s tasty every time and every way I do it!

As is barely okay, but at least it gave me the idea to make this on my own. My altered recipe was good though.

I haven’t gotten the cooked rice down, but the soup is wonderful!

We loved this soup! It was so easy and flavorful, it will definitely be a regular dish for us. I made a few changes, but nothing to dramatically change the original dish. I used a 4oz can of tiny shrimp. I browned the chicken in the pot in a small amount of vegetable and sesame oil, omitting the deep frying step and the egg. I used 4 cups of broth, 2 of chicken and 2 of vegetable, and even with all of the liquid from the can of shrimp, I wanted more broth. If you used canned shrimp either do not drain them (and skip frying them) or reserve the liquid because it adds SO much flavor. I used half a can of bamboo shoots, diced water chestnuts, and bean sprouts. Instead of green beans I used snow peas. I used a handful of fresh shitake mushrooms, sliced. I also added in a handful of shredded napa cabbage right at the end of cooking. I can’t purchase sherry or rice wine, so I substituted a healthy splash of rice vinegar. Even though it probably changes the flavor considerably, the results were tasty so I dont mind the switch. I tried some others’ advice about the frying of the uncooked rice, which to me sounded greasy and unappetizing. I steamed 1/3c. of white rice to get about 2/3 cooked. I put the rice in a bowl and poured on about a tsp each of vegetable and sesame oil, and stirred to coat. I spread the rice out on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven at about 400. It took ~15 minutes to get to a desired crispiness. Just check it often to make sure it doesn’t burn =)

1st word out of husband’s mouth – good soup!

It’s a good recipe although I didn’t follow the measurements given in the recipe. I omitted the mushrooms, egg and substituted the green beans with frozen peas. I would recommend using less than half a can of bamboo shoots. The taste overpowered the soup. For the rice, I sprayed a baking sheet with cooking spray, layered a thin sheet of steamed rice, then sprayed cooking spray over it, and then put it under the boiler. It took about 5 – 10 minutes and remember to watch it. I burned my second batch. Thanks for the recipe!

Good as is, but I changed a few things and it was better. I omitted the bamboo shoots, I used pea pods instead of green beans, and added thin sliced carrots. I didn’t chop the chestnuts, just put them in sliced. Next time I will not use the egg, by using the egg it looked more like egg drop soup, which really didn’t matter to me, I like egg drop, but I will try it next time without. I also didn’t fry the rice, just added baked cooked rice like the other reviewer suggested.

I loved Jennifer’s suggestions and followed all of them and it turned out just like my favorite restaurant version. Baking cooked rice is the best advice because I certainly don’t need deep-fried rice, plus it doesn’t change the flavor.

This soup was just great love every bite,made it up in afew mins very very good Richie

This was surprisingly VERY GOOD, very easy, but it’s definitely not a dish you can save for the next day. Once you put in the sizzling rice you really need to eat it.

Thanks for this recipe!-it’s very similar to our favorite soup at our favorite Chinese restaurant. However, after trying the recipe “as is” and then trying it again, I would recommend the following changes (sorry, Holly!): 1.use snow peas instead of green beens 2.instead of frying the chicken mixture, mix the chicken and shrimp with only one tsp. cornstarch, and 1 tbsp. sherry, let sit 10 min., then add to boiling broth. Let simmer, then add vegetables. 3.leave the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts sliced (do not chop). I used about 1/2 of a can each. 4.For the rice-by not cooking the rice before frying it and adding to the soup, it browns too quickly, and ends up tasting almost burned, and is still really hard. Cook the rice first, as directed on the pkg. (about 2 cups), then spread it in a thin layer on a baking sheet. Bake for approx. one hour at 300 degrees, turning the rice layer over after 30 min. (you may need to bake a little longer, to get it “crispy”) Break rice apart, then fry and add to the soup as directed. (if desired, you can freeze half the prepared rice to use at a later time) Make sure the rice and soup are very hot in order to get that “sizzle”. The first time I made this it was pretty good, the second time (with the changes) it was fantastic! Thanks again!