Hainan Chicken with Rice and Two Sauces

Name: Hainan Chicken with Rice and Two Sauces
Prep time: 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 kilograms chicken; 1 3-inch piece of fresh ginger, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 532 milliliters chicken stock or low-sodium broth; 8 servings Salt; 6 larges scallions, coarsely chopped; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 355 milliliters long-grain white rice, rinsed

Hainan Chicken with Rice and Two Sauces might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 67g of protein, 55g of fat, and a total of 904 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up rice, vegetable oil, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Set the chicken in a large pot, breast side down, and cover with water.

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Whole Chicken

Water

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Pot

Add the scallions and ginger and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, skimming occasionally. Turn the chicken breast side up and simmer for an additional 40 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Green Onions

Ginger

Remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour, until cooked through.

Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the oil. Stir in the rice and garlic and cook over moderately high heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Rice

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the stock and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 13 minutes, until the rice is tender and the stock has been absorbed.

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Stock

Rice

Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice and season it with salt. Cover and keep warm.

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Rice

Salt

Transfer the chicken to a work surface. Reserve the stock for another use. Discard the chicken skin and remove the meat from the bones. Slice the chicken into thin strips. Arrange the chicken on a platter and serve with the rice.

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Meat

Stock

Rice