World Flavors Cookbook

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Singapore
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (1.5kg) 2 tsp salt 4 inches ginger, sliced 4 cloves garlic, smashed 2 pandan leaves, tied in a knot 3 cups long-grain jasmine rice 4 cups chicken poaching liquid 2 tbsp chicken fat or oil For chili sauce: 10 red chillies, 4 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger, lime juice, salt, sugar

Fragrant poached chicken served with seasoned rice, chili sauce, and ginger paste.

Cuisine: Singapore

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (1.5kg) 2 tsp salt 4 inches ginger, sliced 4 cloves garlic, smashed 2 pandan leaves, tied in a knot 3 cups long-grain jasmine rice 4 cups chicken poaching liquid 2 tbsp chicken fat or oil For chili sauce: 10 red chillies, 4 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger, lime juice, salt, sugar

Instructions

1. Rub chicken with salt. Stuff cavity with half of the ginger and garlic. Submerge in boiling water with remaining ginger/garlic and pandan. Simmer for 40-50 mins. 2. Remove chicken and immediately plunge into ice water for 5 mins to tighten the skin. Set aside. 3. Wash rice and drain. Sauté rice with chicken fat/oil and garlic in a pot. Add chicken poaching liquid and pandan leaves. Cook until rice is tender. 4. Prepare chili sauce by blending chillies, garlic, ginger, lime juice, and a splash of chicken broth. 5. Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces. 6. Serve chicken over fragrant rice with chili sauce, dark soy sauce, and ginger paste.