Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1.5kg whole chicken; 4cm fresh ginger, sliced; 4 cloves garlic; 4 spring onions; 2 cups jasmine rice; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp salt; 4 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 4 tbsp chilli ginger sauce; 1 bunch coriander for garnish; 1 cucumber, sliced

Singapore's national dish — poached chicken served over fragrant rice cooked in chicken stock with ginger and sesame.

Total time

80 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgwhole chicken

4cmfresh ginger, sliced

4 clovesgarlic

4spring onions

2 cupsjasmine rice

2 tbspsesame oil

1 tspsalt

4 tbsplight soy sauce

2 tbspoyster sauce

4 tbspchilli ginger sauce

1 bunchcoriander for garnish

1cucumber, sliced

Instructions

Rub chicken with salt and sesame oil, stuff cavity with ginger and spring onions.

Poach chicken in just-simmering water 45 minutes — never boil.

Rest chicken in ice water 10 minutes for silky skin, reserve stock.

Fry garlic and ginger in a little chicken fat, add rice and toast briefly.

Cook rice in chicken stock instead of water.

Joint chicken, chop through bone into pieces, drizzle with sesame oil.

Serve over fragrant rice with cucumber, soy sauce and chilli ginger sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1058

Protein

107g

Fat

48.6g

Carbs

40.6g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

1896mg

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