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Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice 1

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1 whole chicken
  • kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp white pepper
  • 4 green onions, halved
  • 8 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4-inch knob ginger
  • 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Rice

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • excess chicken skin (or 2 tbsp oil)
  • 2-inch knob ginger, minced
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups jasmine rice
  • 3 cups chicken broth (from poaching)

Sauce

  • 1 tbsp chili crisp
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp water

Garnishes

  • cucumber
  • cilantro
  • chili

Instructions

  1. 1

    Trim excess skin/fat; reserve.

  2. 2

    Salt-rub chicken; rinse; coat with white pepper.

  3. 3

    Poach: cover with water by 1 inch; boil; skim foam.

  4. 4

    Simmer with green onion, garlic, ginger, Shaoxing wine, salt (~30 min) until cooked.

  5. 5

    Ice bath; rub with sesame oil; wrap and rest.

  6. 6

    Render reserved skin; crisp.

  7. 7

    Sauté ginger, shallot, garlic; toast washed rice.

  8. 8

    Cook rice with 3 cups poaching broth.

  9. 9

    Mix sauce; thin with water.

  10. 10

    Break down chicken; serve with rice + sauce + garnishes.

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comments

2 comments

mia

made this and the sauce was crazy good.

jason

need to try this for dinner this week.