Hainanese Chicken Rice

Recipe courtesy Violet Oon

Show: Sara's SecretsEpisode: Singapore Sensations

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (5)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(5)

Cook Time:
2 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 2 hr 0 min
Total:: 2 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

Chile Sauce:

2 to 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh red chiles
5 cloves garlic, chopped
Salt

Chicken and Rice:

1 (2-pound) chicken
1 scallion, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 slices fresh, peeled ginger
6 tablespoon vegetable oil or olive oil
6 to 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 cups long-grain uncooked rice
1 teaspoon fine salt

Directions

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

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. 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.

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

Heat the oil in a wok or saucepan over high heat. Add the garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the rice and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. 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.

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

Arrange the rice and poached chicken on a platter and drizzle with the chile sauce.

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recipe Hainanese Chicken Rice
Paul Laguna Niguel, CA 10-13-2009
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Blandish is to be expected
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

With traditional Hainan Chicken & Rice, the chicken is normally bland to taste. What really livens up this dish is to... accompany it with a traditional ginger,shallot, salt & oil sauce. That is where the dish comes alive. Heat sesame oil in a wok to a high temperature and pour it over already minced garlic, shallots, and kosher salt. Stir to dissolve salt and add small ramekin to each place setting of the mixture. A small dab of this added to each bite brings the traditional flavor to life and you can imagine the east coast sea breeze of Hainan rustling through the banana trees.Read more
recipe Hainanese Chicken Rice
Meghan Glenville, NY 10-01-2006
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BlandISH
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The recipie was great except the chicken was bland. The rice and the broth were super delicous though!
recipe Hainanese Chicken Rice
Jean Alhambra, CA 01-03-2006
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Great way to use the chicken from chicken stock
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was planning to make chicken noodle soup for my flu-addled family when I came across this recipe. I just used a standard... chicken stock recipe and then followed the instructions for the rice and the sauce from this recipe. The sauce is great. The chicken is really meant to be on the bland side. It's the rice and the sauce that really makes the dish. I also added a little sugar to it to make it tangy. Yummy! And none of the chicken went to waste.Read more
recipe Hainanese Chicken Rice
ROY raleigh, NC 07-24-2005
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A little variation...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I added mushrooms and more ginger to this. I brought it to a lua party and people raved about it, and my 12 year old even... loved it. I have to confess that while tasty, I thought it was bland too.Read more
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Anonymous 02-05-2005
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not that great
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This recipe ended up being bland, despite the garlic and peppers. I was disappointed.