Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice |
Step 1: Prepare the Chicken.
Firstly, a cleaned chicken with salt, garlic, ginger & scallion stuffed is simmered in boiled water for about 30-40 minutes till the chicken is cooked. After that, remove the chicken and plunge it into ice water for 5 minutes to cool it. By doing that, this will keep the meat soft and tender. Finally, drain the chicken and rub it with sesame oil. Reserve the stock to make chicken rice and soup.
Step 2: Prepare the Rice.
To make the chicken rice, wash the rice and stir fry the rice with shallots and garlic until fragrant. Transfer the rice to a saucepan, add the chicken broth and salt to cook it. Lastly, add sesame oil to the rice and mix well.
Step 3: Serve the Rice with Chicken
When the rice is ready, serve it with Hainanese chicken, chili sauce, dark soy sauce, cucumber and tomato slices and a bowl of hot chicken broth.