Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams chicken; 4 slices fresh, peeled ginger; 5 cloves garlic, chopped; 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice; 6 Tbsps vegetable oil or olive oil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh red chiles; 946 milliliters long-grain uncooked rice; 1 teaspoon fine salt; 6 servings Salt; 1 scallion, cut into 1-inch pieces

Hainanese Chicken Rice is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 39g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 962 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, lemon juice, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, mix well, and season with salt, to taste. Set aside

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Salt

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Bowl

Make the Chicken and Rice: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (enough water to immerse the chicken). Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the scallion and ginger.

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Green Onions

Whole Chicken

Ginger

Water

Rice

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Pot

Add the chicken to the boiling water, breast side-down. Lower the heat to a simmer just under boiling point and cook, covered, until just cooked through, about 40 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Transfer the chicken to an ice water bath for about 5 to 6 minutes. (This is to arrest the cooking and will make the chicken skin crisp.)

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Water

Whole Chicken

Drain. De-bone the chicken and cut into bite-sized pieces. Reserve the chicken stock, and keep hot.

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Chicken Stock

Whole Chicken

Bone

Heat the oil in a wok or saucepan over high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

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Add the garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

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Garlic

Add the rice and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.

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Rice

Add enough of the hot reserved chicken soup to reach 1/2- inch above the top of the rice. Bring to the boil, add the salt, and lower the heat to low. When steam holes form in the rice, cover the wok, and steam until cooked, about 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Rice

Salt

Soup

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Wok

Whisk 1/4 cup of the hot chicken stock into the chile sauce.

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Chicken Stock

Chili Pepper