Chicken is a very familiar ingredient in every household’s meals. Today, TasteVN wants to introduce you to the secret of making a chicken dish that is delicious and appealing, which is 2 ways to make Singapore Hainanese chicken rice. Have you learned how to make this dish yet? Let’s get cooking and check out the recipe right away!
1. Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice Serves 4 people
Whole chicken 1.2 kg Rice 600 gr Ginger 1 piece (large) Green onions 2 stalks Cilantro a little Cucumber 1 piece Lemon 1/2 piece Pandan leaves 2 stalks Shallots 3 pieces Garlic 2 cloves Bird’s eye chili 3 pieces Bell pepper 1 piece Sesame oil 1 teaspoon Garlic oil 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (seasoning/ salt/ sugar)
How to prepare Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the ginger, peel it, and then slice it thinly.
Wash the green onions and cut the onion tops and green parts separately.
Take the whole chicken you bought, cut off the head, then rub salt on it to remove the chicken smell and rinse it with water and let it drain.
Wash the rice and drain the water to let it dry.
Wash the pandan leaves, bird’s eye chilies, bell peppers, cilantro, and cucumber thoroughly. Cut the chilies small, slice the cucumber to bite size, and chop the cilantro.
Peel the shallots, wash them, and then smash them.
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Boiled Chicken
You boil 3 liters of water, then add 1 tablespoon of sliced ginger, 2 stalks of green onions, and 2 crushed shallots into the pot of boiling water. After that, you season with 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and stir until the ingredients dissolve completely in the water.
When the water is gently boiling, you add the chicken. When adding the chicken into the water, make sure to turn it so that the chicken is evenly cooked on both sides. Boil the chicken for 7 minutes until it is cooked, then turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let the chicken rest for 25 minutes before removing it and soaking it in ice water to make the skin crispy and the meat firm.
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Make the Sauce and Cook the Rice
You put 600g of well-washed rice into the rice cooker and add 500ml of chicken broth, 3 slices of ginger, 1 crushed shallot, and 2 pandan leaves together, then cook the rice.
Next, add 2 slices of ginger, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 bird’s eye chilies, 1 long chili, 1/2 lime, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 2 teaspoons of sugar into the blender and blend all the ingredients together until smooth. Now you have a delicious and flavorful dipping sauce.
Finally, mix together 1.5 tablespoons of chicken broth, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon of fried garlic oil to make the sauce.
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Completion
After the rice is cooked, fluff it and serve it on a plate. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and arrange it on the rice, then drizzle the sauce over it.
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Final Product
When enjoying Hainanese Chicken Rice Singapore, you should dip it with the garlic chili sauce. The chicken is tender and juicy, served with fragrant sticky rice combined with the rich sauce, and dipped in the spicy salty sauce. All these flavors blend together to create a delicious and incredibly appetizing taste that is hard to resist.
2. Hainan Chicken Rice (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Hainan Chicken Rice (recipe shared by a user) Serves 2
Chicken thighs 2 pieces (quarter leg) Sticky rice 500 gr Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon Annatto oil 2 teaspoons Fish sauce 7 teaspoons Lemongrass 2 stalks Ginger 4 slices Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced shallots 1 tablespoon Spring onions a little Minced chili a little Minced ginger a little Common spices a little (salt/sugar)
How to Prepare Hainanese Chicken Rice (recipe shared by a user)
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Boil the chicken
After purchasing the chicken, clean it and rinse it with water, then let it drain. Next, add 1.5 liters of water to a pot and place it on the stove. Add the chicken to the pot along with 4 slices of ginger, a little green onion, a little shallot, 2 stalks of lemongrass, and 3 teaspoons of salt.
Tip:
- If using frozen chicken, you should let it fully thaw before boiling.
- It’s best to add the chicken to the pot while the water is still cold. Initially, you should use low heat until the water is hot, then switch to medium heat to boil the chicken faster.
When you see the water gently boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 25 minutes for even cooking.
During the boiling process, frequently use a spoon to skim off the foam on top and add 2 teaspoons of fish sauce to enhance the aroma.
Next, prepare a tray of cold ice water. Mix 2 teaspoons of annatto oil with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder in a bowl.
After the chicken is boiled, use a brush to coat the chicken with the mixed concoction to achieve a better color. Then soak it in the cold water to make the skin crispy.
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Cooking rice
Place a pan on the stove, add 4 teaspoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and 1 tablespoon of minced shallots, stir well until the garlic turns golden. Next, add the rice and roast over low heat for about 10 minutes.
When the rice has turned opaque white, turn off the heat. At this point, take the rice and cook it with the chicken broth. Also add the leftover mixture of annatto oil and turmeric powder to cook together.
Keep the water level about 1 finger width above the rice to ensure even cooking. Finally, when the rice boils, fluff it up.
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Making dipping sauce
Prepare a new bowl, then add 4 teaspoons of sugar, 5 teaspoons of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of chicken broth, then stir until the sugar completely dissolves.
Grate ginger and chili, then add them to the fish sauce mixture just prepared. You can also prepare some chopped green onions for serving.
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Final Product
Finally, you serve the rice on a plate, then place the chicken on top along with a bit of cucumber and sprinkle ground pepper over it. Additionally, garnish with chopped green onions on top and enjoy.
The dish, with its eye-catching colors and enticing flavors, will surely captivate you from the very first try.
How to Choose Fresh, Delicious Chicken
- Good chicken has shiny skin, a natural pink color, or thin skin that is light yellow, while the breast, wings, and back are slightly darker yellow.
- You should choose chickens that do not have strange odors, with no purplish skin or bruises.
- Avoid buying chicken that is soft and not firm. If there are unusual red spots on the chicken’s body, do not purchase it.
How to Clean Chicken Meat, Without Fishy Smell
- There are many ways to eliminate the fishy smell of chicken. First, you need to completely remove the chicken feathers, especially the fine feathers and the oil glands at the chicken’s tail.
- Additionally, you can use a mixture of vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2:1, then rub it all over the chicken and rinse with clean water.
- Moreover, you can also use lemon or ginger, which will help effectively eliminate the chicken’s odor.
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Hainanese Chicken Rice Singapore features firm, attractive chicken along with rice soaked in incredible flavors. It’s not too difficult to make such an enticing chicken rice dish, is it? TasteVN hopes you will try this dish and enjoy it with your family. Wishing you success!
