Hainanese Chicken Rice with 3 Sauces
Amazing Hainanese Chicken Rice together with its 3 sauces. This recipe requires a few steps to it but every step is easy with simple ingredients.
Prep Time50 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Servings: 6 people
The Chicken
- 4 lb whole chicken, skin on (1.8 kg)
- 4 thumb sized ginger , sliced
- 10 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 spring onion (green parts only) , sliced
- enough water to cover chicken
- some ice cubes & water
The Rice
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 4 garlic cloves , grated
- 2 thumb sized ginger , grated
- 2 cup jasmine rice (370 gr)
- 3 cup previously prepared chicken stock
- ½ teaspoon salt , or to taste
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
The Chili Sauce
- 1 red capsicum , roughly chopped
- ½ onion , roughly chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 thumb sized ginger , roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon sriracha
- 2 tablespoon vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt , or to taste
The Ginger Garlic Sauce
- 10 garlic cloves , grated
- 3 thumb sized ginger , grated
- 3 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon salt , or to taste
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
The Chicken
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Gently place in the chicken together with salt, ginger, garlic and spring onion. Bring it to a gentle simmer and cover the pot with a lid.
Cook for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165ºF (75ºC). Now gently lift up the chicken with a slotted spoon and place it in a pot containing ice water.
Leave it for 15 minutes then discard the water and cover the chicken so the skin doesn't get dry. Save the chicken stock for later.
The Rice
Using a casserole pan, heat butter on medium heat and then add in grated ginger and garlic. Cook until they start to turn golden brown. Then add in jasmine rice (that has been rinsed until the water ran clear) and continue cooking for another 2 minutes, stirring the rice gently as you cook.
Add in chicken stock, salt and oyster sauce. Gently mix and bring it to a simmer. Cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked. Fluff it a bit and it's ready.
The Chili Sauce
In a food processor, blend red capsicum, onion, ginger and garlic into a fine mixture. Pour it into a pan together with sugar, sriracha and salt. Cook on medium heat for a few minutes until the mixture thickens.
Turn the heat off and add in vinegar. Give it one last mix and the sauce is ready.
Assembling
Put some rice on a plate. On the side, place some slices of chicken on a bed of lettuce and pour some soy sauce on the chicken. Serve all the 3 sauces separately in a bowl together with a bowl of chicken soup, if you like. Enjoy!
Calories: 708.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 63.3g | Protein: 34.1g | Fat: 34.5g | Saturated Fat: 9.5g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 2761.7mg | Potassium: 507.5mg | Fiber: 1.9g | Sugar: 4.5g | Calcium: 72.2mg | Iron: 2.5mg