Serve as main course for 4.
Hainanese chicken rice is a Chinese dish most commonly associated with Singaporean cuisine. This recipe is pretty straight forward to make though it does take a bit of time. You can serve this dish with cucumbers and tomatoes.
Ingredients for chicken
- 500 grams chicken
- 1500 ml water
- 2 tbs sesame oil
- 2 finely chopped garlic
- 1 tbs finely chopped ginger
- a pinch of salt
- a pinch of pepper
- spring onion
For rice
- 2 tbs sesame oil
- 5 finely chopped garlic
- a pinch of salt
- 500 grams of rice
For chili sauce
- 2 red chilies
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbs finely chopped ginger
- a pinch of salt
- soy sauce season to taste
- sesame oil season to taste
Steps
- For the chicken, heat oil in a pot. Add sesame oil. Add garlic, stir fry for a few seconds.
- Add water, ginger, spring onion, salt, pepper, and chicken.
- Simmer the chicken for about 20-25 minutes until it’s cooked.
- Remove the chicken. Retain broth or use on rice and soup.
- For the rice, heat oil in a wok. Add sesame oil. Add garlic, stir fry for a few seconds.
- Add about 800 ml chicken broth. Add a pinch of salt. Bring to boil.
- Put the rice in the rice cooker and pour the mixture above. Cook the rice in the rice cooker.
- For the chili sauce, mix chilies and garlic in an electric blender and grind finely. If you don’t have electric blender, boil the chili and garlic so they become softened. Crush them using spoon and mix well.
- Add ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
- To serve, put some rice on a serving plate. You can garnish it with sliced cucumbers and sliced tomatoes. Put the chicken in the same plate. You can pour some soy sauce depending on your taste. Serve the soup in a bowl. And don’t forget to enjoy it with chili sauce.
