Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ginger; scallions, spring or green onions; salt; chicken; sesame oil; chicken; schmaltz (chicken fat); long grain rice; garlic; salt; chicken broth; ginger; salt; scallions, spring or green onions; vegetable oil; hot chili peppers; sugar; salt; sesame oil; soy sauce, dark; chicken broth; napa (Chinese) cabbage; salt and black pepper; scallions, spring or green onions; cucumbers; tomatoes; cilantro

This dish, which originated on the island of Hainan, off the coast of Southern China, emphasizes the natural sweet flavour of an absolutely fresh chicken and served with rice that is cooked in chicken fat with garlic and then simmered in chicken stock.

Yield

4
servings

Prep

30
min

Cook

30
min

Ready

60
min

Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
2	inches	ginger freshly crushed	*
2		scallions, spring or green onions including the green tops, bruised
1	tablespoon	salt
1	whole	chicken	*
1	tablespoon	sesame oil
1000	grams	chicken for the stock
For the rice
3	inches	schmaltz (chicken fat)	*
2	cups	long grain rice white
1	tablespoon	garlic finely chopped
1	teaspoon	salt
2 ¼	cups	chicken broth
For the gingergreen onion sauce
2	inches	ginger freshly peeled	*
½	teaspoon	salt
2		scallions, spring or green onions including 1 inch of the green tops, finely chopped
2	tablespoons	vegetable oil
For the sweet chili sauce
4	large	hot chili peppers seeded	*
1	teaspoon	sugar
1	pinch	salt	*
1	teaspoon	sesame oil
¼	cup	soy sauce, dark	*
For the cabbage soup
4	cups	chicken broth
½	head	napa (Chinese) cabbage cored and sliced	*
		salt and black pepper to taste	*
1		scallions, spring or green onions including 1 inch of the tender green tops, chopped
1		cucumbers peeled and sliced
2		tomatoes sliced
		cilantro fresh strips. for garnish	*

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
2	inches	ginger freshly crushed	*
2	each	scallions, spring or green onions including the green tops, bruised
15	ml	salt
1	whole	chicken	*
15	ml	sesame oil
1000	grams	chicken for the stock

For the rice:
3	inches	schmaltz (chicken fat)	*
473	ml	long grain rice white
15	ml	garlic finely chopped
5	ml	salt
532	ml	chicken broth

For the gingergreen onion sauce:
2	inches	ginger freshly peeled	*
2.5	ml	salt
2	each	scallions, spring or green onions including 1 inch of the green tops, finely chopped
30	ml	vegetable oil

For the sweet chili sauce:
4	large	hot chili peppers seeded	*
5	ml	sugar
1	pinch	salt	*
5	ml	sesame oil
59	ml	soy sauce, dark	*

For the cabbage soup:
946	ml	chicken broth
0.5	each	napa (Chinese) cabbage cored and sliced	*
1	x	salt and black pepper to taste	*
1	each	scallions, spring or green onions including 1 inch of the tender green tops, chopped
1	each	cucumbers peeled and sliced
2	each	tomatoes sliced
1	x	cilantro fresh strips. for garnish	*

Directions

For the ginger-green onion sauce:

Combine ginger & salt in a mortar and pound to a paste. Add the green onions. Heat oil until almost smoking and pour over the paste mixture. Stir and mix well.

Sweet chilli sauce:

Combine ingredients in a mortar and pound to a paste. Add the sesame oil.

Soy Sauce:

¼ cup dark soy sauce

Cabbage Soup:

Pour the chicken stock into a saucepan over high heat, add the cabbage and cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt & pepper. Add the spring onions.

1 cucumber, peeled and sliced 2 tomatoes, sliced fresh coriander sprigs

Garnish chicken with coriander sprigs.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Comments

happyzhangbo

I felt so happy that you added this recipe, because I just heard of this chicken rice dish recently, and it currently is so popular in Singapore. I'm getting ready to learn more about Singaporean food. Thanks so much for sharing this delicious recipe with authentic photo with us, really appreciated it :)

about 10 years ago