80/20 Hainanese Chicken and Rice

Directions

  1. 1Place chicken thighs in a mixing bowl and season with sesame oil and salt.
  2. 2Add jasmine rice, garlic, ginger, green onion, chicken bone broth, chicken bouillon, and turmeric powder into a pot.
  3. 3Place chicken thighs on top of the rice.
  4. 4Get the pot up to a boil, then drop to a simmer. Cover with a lid and simmer.
  5. 5Prepare the ginger scallion sauce by adding ginger, green onion and salt into a bowl.
  6. 6Heat the sesame oil and neutral oil in a pan until hot, specifically until shimmering or producing the first wisp of smoke.
  7. 7Pour hot oil into the bowl with the ginger scallion sauce components and mix.
  8. 8Make the chili sauce by adding garlic, ginger, sambal, sriracha, chicken broth, lime juice, and sugar into a bowl and mix.
  9. 9Take the chicken out and cut into slices or serve as is. Set the rice in the pot aside and let rest.
  10. 10Plate a scoop of rice with chicken, the sauces, and optional toppings.

Ingredients

  • 2 whole chicken thigh
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 6 clove garlic
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 3 whole green onion
  • 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 1 whole green onion
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 g salt
  • 2 tbsp neutral oil
  • 6 clove garlic
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 2 tbsp sambal
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 1 tbsp chicken broth
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 whole cucumber (optional)
  • cilantro (optional)
  • green onion (optional)

Equipment

mixing bowlpotpan