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Hainanese chicken rice recipe
A fragrant and tender chicken dish served with rice.
Ingredients
- 1.2 whole chicken
- 50 g ginger
- 4 garlic
- 4 spring onions
- 300 g jasmine rice
- 1 chicken broth
- 60 ml soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 cucumber
- 50 ml chili sauce
How to make Hainanese chicken rice
- Prepare the ingredients: measure 1 whole chicken, 1 piece of ginger, 4 cloves of garlic, and 2 spring onions for cooking.
- In a large pot, bring 2 liters of water to a rolling boil. Add the ginger, garlic, and chopped spring onions.
- Carefully lower the whole chicken into the boiling water, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
- Once cooked, carefully remove the chicken and let it cool on a cutting board, reserving 1 liter of broth.
- In a separate pan, heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil over medium heat. Add 300 g of jasmine rice and stir for 2 minutes.
- Pour in 500 ml of the reserved chicken broth, cover the pan, and cook for 15-20 minutes until the rice is fluffy.
- Once the chicken has cooled, slice it into serving pieces and prepare the plate with rice and cucumber.
- Drizzle the chicken with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and garnish with extra chopped spring onions before serving.
What is Hainanese chicken rice?
Hainanese chicken rice is a traditional dish from Singapore, simmered in one pot, and takes about 90 minutes from start to finish. It is built around jasmine rice, soy sauce and ginger. The recipe below uses 10 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Hainanese chicken rice take?
At 90 minutes it is slower than 62% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 4 dishes built on jasmine rice. The method runs to 8 steps, the longest being 30 minutes.
Any tips for making Hainanese chicken rice?
The key to moist chicken is simmering gently and not overcooking.
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