Hawker Eats × Claypot Rice 砂锅饭

The claypot rice comes brimming with a good mix of ingredients such as chunky and tender pieces of chicken, Chinese sausages, liver sausages, bits of salted fish and vegetables. Each order is prepared and slow-cooked individually over a fire with strong wok-hei. The rice over here is slightly more moist yet still fluffy with delectable charred edges at the bottom. Dark sauce and oil are given separately for mixing.

Be prepared for the wait as they can get extremely busy and popular during peak hour. It is advisable to call and place your order in advance. We were told to head over an hour after calling in to place our order for a weekend dinner 》$13 / 2 Person

The claypot rice here is traditionally prepared from scratch where rice is boiled over a stove for 5mins before being placed over charcoal fire to cook. I would recommend calling in and placing your order in advance to avoid the long waiting time. Our order was ready to be served when we arrived.

Portion and price vary from $5 to $20. We ordered the $12 portion for 2 pax that came with generous chunks of chicken, lup cheong, salted fish, vegetables and smoky rice. The portion was huge which I felt that it can even feed up to 3 pax. I like the chicken meat that was succulent and the rice was moist and fluffy with smoky flavours 》$12

Each pot is served with toppings of pork belly, salted fish, chicken chunks, lup cheong (Chinese sausages) and fresh vegetables. The claypot rice is cooked over the charcoal fire so do call and order in advance or prepare to wait 30 minutes as they cook this upon ordering.

When the claypot arrived on our table, the server would help to add the dark soy sauce and mix them all together to achieve a sweet, savoury and smoky flavour from cooking over charcoal. The portion for the small claypot (1-2pax) was quite an amount that we think it can fill up to 3 pax. The chicken was cooked just right and was moist and flavourful. There is a layer of crispy rice bits at the side and bottom for those who love digging and scraping them off the pot 》$16.80/small (1-2pax)

With more than 30 years of history, you know they are doing well when there are a number of people having claypot rice in the coffee shop. They cooked the claypot rice upon order hence the long waiting time.

It was served drizzled with dark soya sauce, bits of dried salted fish and a substantial portion of chicken and Chinese sausages. The rice was well cooked, not being too dry or lumpy. If you are someone who likes to dig and scrap those burnt and charred rice at the sides and bottom of the claypot, this is somewhere you will definitely have to visit 》$20/3pax

Sizzling hot claypot rice drizzled with dark soy sauce and comes with deboned chicken pieces, lup cheong, salted fish and vegetables. The claypot rice was cooked to a fragrant and smoky aroma with burnt bits of rice at the sides that added a good char and burnt and crispy texture to every bite. The chunks of chicken were very soft and tender. Dip it with their chilli sauce for the extra spicy kick 》$12/2pax

Find a table and make payment upon ordering. Be prepared to wait as each portion of claypot rice is cooked upon order. We waited for 45mins on a weekday dinner.

We were advised to place order for their claypot rice (if we intend to order) before looking through the rest of their menu as they needed 17mins to cook this. Not to mention they cooked this over charcoal with no msg added.

I saw quite a number of good reviews to their claypot rice and decided to give it a try. They uses basmatic rice which is lower in calories and healthier. It was fragrant but not as tasty as it smells. It feels like it wasn’t cooked long enough. I prefer my claypot rice to have a layer crispy and charred rice》$23/Large

My second (first goes to ikura and tobiko) favorite claypot that comes with extra crispy and fragrant pork lard together with chewy and salty bacon, onsen egg and Japanese seasoning – furikake.

Thanks @burpple for the Eatup and Maryanne for hosting.

This interesting fusion of Japanese flavors with Chinese claypot is my favorite here. All eggs like onsen, ikura, black, green and orange tobiko nicely decorated above those nicely charred rice. Just imagine those bursting umami flavors of ikura and crunchy texture from tobiko happening all together in my mouth 》$11

Each claypot rice comes with baby bok choy and dashi soup, making this dish really Japanese!

Thanks @burpple for the Eatup and Maryanne for hosting.

Tender pork jowl slices slow cooked for 16hrs and marinated perfectly in teriyaki sauce. If only the ratio of fats to meat could be reduced. Otherwise, everything went well 》$7

We were recommended to pair this with their house-made sauce made from red bean-based dark sauce, Shaoxing wine and garlic. The pork jowl paired well with their hae bi hiam and belachan chili too!

Thanks @burpple for the Eatup and Maryanne for hosting.

As a sister brand of Mr Lorbak, this can’t be missing here. The signature Lor Bak is so tender with goodness of flavors packed within it 》$7

Thanks @burpple for the Eatup and Maryanne for hosting.

A vegetarian option on the claypot menu that is made of Shimeiji mushrooms, baby bok choy - A great dish for mushroom lovers 》$7

The waiting time has significantly shortened when Chef William uses a par-boiling technique to quicken the process. The rice is precooked, left to cool and rinsed so any additional starch is washed away while maintaining a consistent bite to the texture. Starch are removed so it doesn’t feel too full/heavy. The rice are also more light and fluffy compared to traditional claypot.

Thanks @burpple for the Eatup and Maryanne for hosting.

Nicely marinated tender and juicy chicken with lup cheong and salted fish over charred rice. The claypot rice was served plain and sauces (dark sauce and oil) were provided separately so diners can customize to our own needs.

We made a call to reserve 1hr before I arrive and the food was served within 10mins upon arrival. The estimated waiting time during off-peak is 30-45mins and 60-90mins for peak hours.

They do not serve single portion and the minimum order would be $15 for 2pax.