1. How to cook Hainanese Chicken Rice.
The Hainanese Chicken Rice is a very common dish among the Chinese all over the World. Its a very yummy dish that you would love to eat with your family and friends. Chicken rice is easily available in Malaysia and Singapore. Hainanese Chicken Rice is a classic dish there, so you are surely craving for an easy-to-follow step to step guide to create scrumptious chicken rice.
You can choose which part of the chicken you desire when placing your order. This dish is wholesome and complete as it comes with rice, chicken, slices of cucumber and a bowl of soup. Talk about having all types of nutrients on a plate. This is it!
Accompanying the dish are different sauces like Soy Sauce and [chilli sauce] or cili-garam. These contribute to the special flavour of which this chicken rice is well known for. The combination of the refreshing cucumber slices, the delicious chicken and the aromatic rice teaming up with the chilli and Soy Sauce makes every mouthful a delight.
To enhance the sweetness of the soup, you may add radish or carrots, or both. A dash of white pepper would make a whole lot of difference to the taste. Cook this for your family and friends. They will be impressed and appreciate your effort.
If you are only cooking for one or two people, use chicken thighs instead of a whole chicken. Stuff the ginger and scallions between two chicken thighs and secure them with strings.
INGREDIENTS
- Chicken meat.
- 3 tbsp. of light Soy Sauce.
- 7cm ginger.
- 2 scallions.
- Water.
- ½ radish.
- 2 tbsp. Sesame Oil.
- 1 ½ tbsp. salt.
- White Pepper.
- 1 tbsp. chicken fats.
- 2 Garlic clove(s).
- 1 shallot(s).
- 1 Pandan leave(s).
- 600g of Rice.
- 1 tbsp. Shaoxing Wine.
- 1 tbsp. Sugar.
- 2 tbsp. Chilli sauce (raw).
- 3 tbsp. Chicken stock.
Published by Nyonya Cooking.