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Hainanese Chicken Rice Singapore

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Hainanese Chicken Rice Singapore

Poached chicken served over fragrant chicken-fat rice with trio sauces — the national dish of Singapore.

Total time
80 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Singaporean

Ingredients

1.5kgwhole chicken
300glong grain rice
10cmpiece of ginger
6spring onions
4 clovesgarlic
For rice: chicken fat and stockfrom poaching
For sauces: ginger scallion oil, chilli sauce and dark soyto serve

Instructions

1

Stuff chicken with half the ginger and spring onion. Simmer in seasoned water 45 minutes.

2

Remove chicken. Plunge into ice water to tighten skin. Reserve stock.

3

Render chicken fat. Fry garlic and remaining ginger. Add rice, fry 2 minutes. Cook in measured stock.

4

Make sauces: blend ginger with oil, blend chillies with garlic and ginger, serve dark sweet soy.

5

Slice chicken. Serve over rice with broth, cucumber and all three sauces.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
915
Protein
103.9g
Fat
41.5g
Carbs
23.6g
Fiber
0.9g
Sodium
324mg

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