Hainanese Chicken Rice

A traditional Singaporean dish, Hainanese Chicken Rice is renowned for its aromatic rice cooked in chicken broth and its soft poached chicken. Cucumber slices, chili sauce, and soy sauce are frequently served with it.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken about 1
• 5 kg
• 2 cups jasmine rice
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 2-inch ginger, sliced
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
• Soy sauce for serving
• Chili sauce for serving
• Cucumber slices for serving

Instructions:

Rinse the chicken and pat dry

Rub with salt and stuff the cavity with ginger slices

In a large pot, bring water to a boil

Submerge the chicken completely and reduce heat to low

Simmer for 30-40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through

Remove chicken from pot and plunge it into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process

Let it cool completely, then chop into serving pieces

Rinse the jasmine rice until the water runs clear

Drain well

In a saucepan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat

Saut garlic and shallots until fragrant, about 2 minutes

Add drained rice to the saucepan and stir to coat with the oil mixture

Transfer the rice to a rice cooker

Add chicken broth and cook according to rice cooker instructions

Once rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and keep warm

Serve chicken and rice together, garnished with cucumber slices

Accompany with soy sauce and chili sauce on the side