Is Michelin Bib Gourmand charcoal claypot hen rice well worth the hype?

While there’s definitely no scarcity of Claypot Chicken Rice dishes within the Klang Valley, it may be fairly powerful to discover a considerably good one. Most of the claypot rice you discover there  can both be too mushy, or lack aroma, for my part. So after I came upon about Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice, I jumped to attempt it as it’s broadly considered one of many best-tasting Claypot Chicken Rice in Kuala Lumpur.

Set in an previous however neatly organised eating space not removed from the Pudu moist markets, Heun Kee has lengthy been liked by locals since 1985. 

The charcoal range on the entrance of the restaurant provides intense warmth to the claypot, producing cooked rice with intense charcoal flavours and attention-grabbing textures in addition to  aromas. Choose from a wide range of soups, greens and facet dishes to counterpoint your eating expertise.

What I attempted at Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice

A regular bowl of Claypot Chicken Rice (M) (RM16) with and Chinese sausages (RM5) was sufficient to be shared between me and my eating accomplice. However, if you’re a giant eater, I recommend you go for the massive portion which prices RM22.

As I combined every little thing within the claypot whereas it was nonetheless piping sizzling, a robust and smoky aroma hit us onerous. Although we opted for additional Chinese sausage, the restaurant was already fairly beneficiant with their hen meat. Salted fish is given individually on high of the rice.

The secret to Heun Kee’s celebrated success is the cooking methodology used for each bowl of claypot rice. Still practising conventional charcoal cooking to at the present time, the utilized two-way warmth system to cook dinner the dish is what appeals to its prospects. 

The warmth from the underside cooks the rice. Meanwhile, the warmth from the highest comes from burning charcoal on an iron lid. It cooks the marinated hen. This traps the juice and retains the hen moist, and in addition chars the hen in touch with the lid.

Taste-wise, the rice was mushy and fluffy, with every grain distinct and moist, however not mushy. The hen items within the claypot had been properly marinated with flavours of soy, sesame oil, Chinese wine and a touch of ginger. Although I combined in all of  the salted fish, the saltiness wasn’t too overpowering. In reality it gave a great steadiness of salty flavours and enhanced the general dish.

I observed that the Claypot Chicken Rice was piping sizzling all through our meal. I consider this have to be the advantage of cooking over charcoal as the warmth tends to stay longer. Although Claypot Chicken Rice is the preferred and apparent possibility right here, different issues on the menu have, in time, gained recognition.  

There’s the Stewed Chicken, Homemade Seafood Tofu, Pig’s Stomach in Pepper Soup, Pig’s Trotters, Grouper Fish Head Curry, and Claypot Kampung Chicken in Chinese Wine.

Final ideas

Simply put, Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice is considered one of (if not) the very best Claypot Chicken Rice in Kuala Lumpur. The claypot dishes right here had been completely cooked and tasted fairly scrumptious. 

The solely draw back of this restaurant is that the meals is cooked by foreigners as Madam Heun has handed down her abilities to her employees. Nonetheless, they had been skilful of their craft and for sure, I’ll go to Heun Kee once more.

Expected harm: RM17 – RM20 per pax

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