Hainanese Chicken Rice

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Hainanese Chicken Rice is a delicious dish from Hainan province, China. It consists of poached chicken served with fragrant jasmine rice and condiments like chili sauce, soy sauce, & cucumber slice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

YIELD

5 Serving

TYPE

Main Course

TIME

1 hr 30 minutes

LEVEL

Advance

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To prep the chicken, dry it with a towel, reserve the fat, and season the skin and cavity with salt, garlic, ginger, and spring onions

Prep Hainanese Chicken

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In a deep and wide pot over medium heat, place the chicken and add enough water to immerse the chicken. Season the water with salt and bring it to a boil

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Prep Hainanese Chicken

Simmer the chicken with the lid on in boiling water for 30-40 minutes until fully cooked. Ensure the chicken reaches 165°F, the safe internal temperature

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Prep Hainanese Chicken

Remove the chicken from the pot after cooking. Discard cavity aromatics, save soup. Ice bath chicken for at least 5 minutes, to prevent overcooking

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Prep Hainanese Chicken

Pat dry the chicken after removing from the ice bath. Massage sesame oil all over and reserve for later use

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Prep Hainanese Chicken

Heat a pan with medium heat and pour sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and reserved chicken fat. Saute until it turns aromatic

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Prep Hainanese Rice

Then, add jasmine rice and give it a good saute. Pour chicken broth and give it a good mix

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Allow the mixture to boil. Once the mixture comes to a boil reduce the heat to low

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Prep Hainanese Rice

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Close the lid of the pan and simmer the rice for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the water is absorbed well

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Prep Hainanese Rice

Open the lid and fluff the rice with a fork or spatula and reserve it for later use

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Prep Hainanese Rice

For the Chili Sauce, add all the ingredients mentioned in the recipe card under chili sauce to a bowl and mix well

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Prep Dipping Sauces

For the Soy Dipping Sauce, add all the ingredients mentioned in the recipe card under soy dipping sauce to a bowl and mix well

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Prep Dipping Sauces

For the Ginger Garlic Sauce, add all the ingredients mentioned in the recipe card under Ginger Garlic sauce to a bowl and mix well

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Prep Dipping Sauces

Serve sliced Hainanese chicken with Hainanese rice, chili sauce, soy dipping sauce, ginger garlic sauce, chicken soup, cucumber, and coriander leaves

Serving

14

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