Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 4 tsp lime juice; 800 ml (26⅔ fl oz) chicken stock (from cooking chicken); Sliced cucumber; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1 Tbsp sugar; Chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 bunch spring onions (scallions); 1 large chicken, about 1.6 kg (3 lb 9 oz); 2 Tbsp rendered chicken fat; 80 g (2⅘ oz) red chillies; A large pinch of salt or to taste; 600 g (1 lb 5⅓ oz) uncooked jasmine rice; 1–2 Tbsp salt; 3–4 pandan leaves, knotted; 2.5-cm (1-in) knob ginger, peeled and thickly sliced; 1 Tbsp sesame oil; Sliced tomatoes; 1 tsp salt; 2.5-cm (1-in) knob ginger, peeled and sliced; 4 tsp chicken stock (from cooking chicken); 8 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed; 20 g (⅔ oz) bird’s eye chillies; 40 g (1⅓ oz) ginger, peeled; 6 Tbsp rendered chicken fat; 4 Tbsp light soy sauce; 6 cloves garlic, peeled; 4 tsp white vinegar

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hawker Favourites

By The MeatMen

Published 2017

About

Hainanese chicken rice is a favourite to us Singaporean food lovers, and this recipe is the result of countless tests and try-outs. When paired with the right chilli sauce, this dish is unforgettable!

Ingredients

Chicken

1 large chicken, about 1.6 kg (3 lb 9 oz)</

Asia
Singapore
China
Hainanese
Main course
Street Food
South East Asia

Method

Prepare chicken. Fill a large pot with water and add ginger, spring onions and salt. Bring to a boil.
When stock is boiling, hold chicken by the neck and ladle hot soup onto it. Continue to scald chicken for about 10 minutes until skin looks cooked.
Lower chicken into the boiling water, thigh side down, and cover pot with a lid.
Let water re