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Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice: The tender poached chicken with fragrant rice cooked in chicken fat with garlic, shallots, and ginger.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole chicken
  • Water (adjust yourself)
  • 4 slices of ginger
  • 2 scallions
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • Coriander leaves for garnish
Green Onion Ginger Dipping Sauce
  • 5 scallions, small, chopped
  • 2 slices of ginger, chopped
  • Vegetable oil
  • Sesame oil (optional) for me personally without it
Rice
  • 2 cups rice, any rice
  • 1 shallot finely chopped

Method
 

Prep the chicken:
  1. Bring the whole chicken and water to a pot. Add the sliced ginger, scallions, white pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat and steam for about 40-45 minutes until the chicken is well done
  2. Take the chicken out of the pot and immerse it into an ice bath to stop cooking the meat further. And then cut into small pieces. For the broth – reserve some for rice.
Chili ginger scallion dipping sauce:
  1. Finely chop scallions and ginger.
  2. Heat up a little bit of vegetable or any neutral-flavored oil to sauté scallions and ginger.
  3. Stir then set aside the mixture
Rice
  1. Wash the rice until the water is clear. Drain.
  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat along with the chicken fat until the fat renders and sizzles.
  3. Add chopped shallots, garlic, and ginger, and sauté in pan until fragrant. Add rice into the pan, coating each grain well with the aromatics previously sauteed.
  4. Add the leftover chicken stock, let it boil then lower the heat to low and cover; cook for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is done and all the liquid is absorbed.
To serve:
  1. Poached chicken should be sliced into serving bite-size pieces.
  2. Serve on a plate with aromatic rice and garnish with coriander leaves.
  3. Add the Green Onion Ginger Dipping Sauce on the side.