Sandpot Rice with Yellow Ear Mushroom and Chicken 黄耳菇滑鸡煲仔饭

Sandpot rice is a good one pot dish.  The trick is the control of heat and timing.  You want to have the rice and the accompaniment on top to cook just right and have a nicely golden crisp crust on the bottom. I bring the rice with water to a boil rapidly and then let it simmer at medium heat until not water is visible then the seasoned stuff--chicken marinated with sugar, salt, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch, plus dry red dates and yellow ear mushroom--are put on top and cover for 15 minutes.