Hainanese Chicken Rice

For the chicken

• With your kitchen scissors, cut out the fat and set aside.
• Into the cavity of the chicken, add the spring onions.
• Next, add the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, salt, ginger and garlic.
• Set the chicken aside
• To a large pot, add the water, Add the entire chicken to the pot.
• Cook the chicken for about 30 – 40 minutes on medium heat, till the chicken is cooked completely.
• Remove the chicken into a bowl. Cover and set it aside chicken stock to be used late

For the rice

• To a pan, add 1 tbsp vegetable/peanut oil, add the garlic, add the ginger, add the jasmine rice, Add the salt
• Stir for a minute and then add the chicken stock
• Tie a knot to the pandan leaf, so that its easy to remove out, and add it to the pan
• Let the rice cook on medium heat till done
• Take a new pan
• To that, add the reserved chicken fat, Next, add 1 tbsp vegetable/peanut oil, Cook the chicken fat in the vegetable oil till it turns brown on all sides
• Add the chicken fat and oil to the rice pan
• Give it a good mix so that the oil mixes in completely
• To make the chicken a little moist and salty, you will need to rub the chicken with a little soy sauce and sesame oil
• First, add the soy sauce, Next, add the sesame oil, Rub the soy sauce and sesame oil onto the entire chicken,
• Cover with a cling wrap and let it rest for about 20-30 minutes
• You can now start carving your chicken. To remove the leg piece out, hold onto the leg piece at the bottom, and gently cut it out from the chicken.
• With a carving or a kitchen knife, cut out the chicken into desired pieces

Other ingredients to serve

• To the bowl with the spring onions, add salt, Then, add the ginger, Mix it and set aside
• To a pan, add the vegetable or peanut oil, Heat it for a couple of minutes, Add this hot oil to the spring onions mixture

Cabbage soup

• Into a heat safe bowl, add the chicken stock
• Next, add the cabbage, Finally, add the spring onions and give it a good mix. Cook it on a medium heat till the soup boils and pour it into the desired bowl.

Chillies and sauce

• To a blender, add the red chilies, Then, add the sugar, Next, add the vinegar, Add the salt and garlic
• Blend everything together to make a smooth paste
• To plate the dish, put the chicken pieces and rice onto the plate. Top off the rice with thinly sliced red chilies and sliced cucumbers on the side.
• Serve with seasoned greens, red chili sauce, soy sauce and cabbage soup on the side. Drizzle some soy sauce on top as well.