Asian Recipes Collection - Singapore - Poultry

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Extracted from "Joy of Cooking"

Published & Distributed by:

Novum Organum Publishing House Pte Ltd

Ingredients                                                       

Chicken:

1  young chicken (about 1kg)

2 tsp     salt

2 slices fresh ginger

3 cloves garlic

1 litre water

Rice

30g      garlic (pounded)

2 slices fresh ginger

250g    rice (rinsed, drained)

2 tsp    salt

Method

1 Chicken: Rinse clean chicken and pat dry.  Rub all over with salt.  Stuff fresh ginger and garlic in stomach.

2  Place chicken and water in pot.  Bring to boil over medium heat.  Turn off heat then cover pot with lid.  

    Steep chicken in covered pot for 30 mins

3  Remove cooked chicken from pot and rub all over with 1 tablespoon sesame oil.  

    Allow to cool, then cut into pieces.  Reserve chicken stock from pot.

4  Rice:  Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok till hot.  Brown pounded garlic and giner till fragrant.  

    Add rice and stir-fry for 1 minute.  Transfer to pot.  Add salt and 600ml chicken stock.  

    Cook till rice is fluffy.

5  Chilli Sauce:  Blend chillies, garlic and giner together.  Dish out and add salt and sugar.  

    Drizzle with hot oil.

6  Soup:  Bring remaining chicken stock to boil then add cabbage and cook till softened.  

    Season with salt to taste.