Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Singapore
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 400g jasmine rice; 3 cloves garlic; 1 piece ginger; 2 stalks spring onion; 2 tbsp chicken fat or oil; sesame oil to brush; chilli ginger sauce and dark soy to serve

Singapore

Elevated from a simple Hainanese immigrant dish to Singapore's national identity food. Every Singaporean has an opinion about the best stall.

Singapore's national dish — poached whole chicken served with fragrant rice cooked in chicken fat and stock, alongside chilli sauce and ginger paste.

Authentic Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe

Prep

20 mins

Cook

60 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

460 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1whole chicken

400gjasmine rice

3 clovesgarlic

1 pieceginger

2 stalksspring onion

2 tbspchicken fat or oil

sesame oilto brush

chilli ginger sauce and dark soyto serve

Method

Poach chicken in water with ginger, garlic and spring onion for 45 minutes. Rest in ice water.

Reserve stock. Cook rice in stock with chicken fat and garlic until aromatic.

Brush chicken with sesame oil. Slice.

Serve on rice with chilli sauce, ginger paste and dark soy.

Chef's Tip

The ice water bath after poaching firms the skin to a characteristically smooth, jade-like texture.

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