Chicken Fat Rice with KMG Sauce and Ginger Broth

Name: Chicken Fat Rice with KMG Sauce and Ginger Broth (Khao Mahn Gai)
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) black soy sauce; 2 tablespoons thin soy sauce; 2 tablespoons vinegar from Pickled Garlic and Vinegar or distilled vinegar; 2 tablespoons vinegar from Pickled Garlic and Vinegar or distilled vinegar; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 tablespoons minced Pickled Garlic or fresh garlic; 2 tablespoons minced Pickled Garlic or fresh garlic; 6 fresh cilantro stems, thinly sliced; ¼ cup (60 ml) thao jiew (fermented soybean paste); ¼ cup (60 ml) thao jiew (fermented soybean paste); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 quarts (2 L) chicken broth; 1 (1-inch / 2.5 cm) knob fresh ginger, peeled and cut into ⅛-inch (3 mm) slices on the bias; 1 tablespoon Magic Powder (aka Asian chicken bouillon); 1 tablespoon Magic Powder (aka Asian chicken bouillon); 3 cups (558 g) jasmine rice; 2 skin-on, boneless chicken breasts (1½ pounds / 680 g), skin removed and chopped; 2 skin-on, boneless chicken breasts (1½ pounds / 680 g), skin removed and chopped; 2 skin-on, boneless chicken thighs (8 ounces / 170 g), skin removed and chopped; 2 skin-on, boneless chicken thighs (8 ounces / 170 g), skin removed and chopped; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; Kosher salt; 2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as sunflower; 2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as sunflower; 5 cloves garlic, chopped; ¼ cup (30 g) chopped white onion; Fresh cilantro springs; Cucumber slices; Sliced scallions

Khao Mahn Gai

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Family Thai

By Arnold Myint

Published 2025

About

Chicken fat rice is one of life’s greatest comforts. You may know this dish as Hainanese chicken rice or Singaporean chicken rice, but in Thailand we call it khao mahn gai, or chicken fat rice. The name is apt because soft jasmine rice is steamed with chicken fat and broth—along with fragrant scallions, garlic, and ginger—for an enticingly flavorful base.

Traditionally, khao mahn gai is served with poached chicken, but fried chicken can be used as well, if you want to whip up a side

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Asia
Thailand
Main course
Low fat
High protein

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