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Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Hainanese Chicken Rice
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 800g boneless chicken thighs; 300g rice; 1 l chicken stock; 30g ginger; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp oil; 1 cucumber; 2 tbsp soy sauce

Servings

Ingredients

boneless chicken thighs800g
rice300g
chicken stock1 l
ginger30g
garlic cloves4
oil2 tbsp
cucumber1
soy sauce2 tbsp

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Poach chicken in stock with half the ginger 20 minutes until it reaches 74°C; reserve stock.
2
Fry garlic and remaining ginger in oil, stir in rinsed rice and 450ml stock; cover and simmer 15 minutes, then rest 10 minutes.
3
Serve sliced chicken over rice with cucumber and soy sauce.

House recipe