# Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese chicken rice is a super flavorful and delicious dish featuring poached chicken, fragrant rice, and various sauces.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken thighs
- Salt
- Water
- Green onion
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Rice
- Duck fat
- Minced garlic
- Onion
- Neutral oil
- Dark soy sauce
- Light soy sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Sugar
- Gai lan

## Instructions

1. Prepare chicken thighs by removing the skin and saving it for later.
2. Exfoliate the chicken by rubbing it with salt to make the skin soft, then rinse it off.
3. Separate the chicken off the bone.
4. Place chicken meat and bones in a pot.
5. Add water to cover the chicken.
6. Add green onion, ginger, garlic, and a dash of soy sauce to the pot.
7. Cook for about 10 minutes.
8. Remove the chicken from the pot, lightly brush with sesame oil, and rinse under cold water to stop cooking.
9. Wash the rice until the water runs clear.
10. In a pot, start with duck fat.
11. Render the saved chicken skin until it gets crispy.
12. Remove the crispy chicken skin and set aside.
13. Lower the heat and add minced garlic, onion, and ginger to the pot.
14. Add the washed rice and toast it together for a couple of minutes.
15. Add equal parts of chicken broth to the rice.
16. Cook the rice as you normally would.
17. For the first sauce, mix green onion, ginger, and salt in a bowl.
18. Pour sizzling neutral oil over the green onion, ginger, and salt mixture.
19. For the second sauce, combine dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and chicken broth.
20. Blanch some gai lan in boiling water.
21. Transfer the blanched gai lan to an ice bath to keep it crispy.
22. Chop up the crispy chicken skin.
23. In a small bowl, add chopped green onion and the chopped crispy chicken skin.
24. Add a portion of the cooked rice to the small bowl and press it to shape.
25. In a large plate, place the shaped rice, sliced poached chicken, blanched gai lan, and the prepared sauces.

## Equipment

- Knife
- Cutting board
- Tray
- Pot
- Kettle
- Spoon
- Bowl
- Rice washer
- Pan

## Tips

- Rinse chicken under cold water to stop the cooking and ensure tenderness.
- Rinsing chicken skin with salt exfoliates it, making it super soft.
- Blanching gai lan and then adding it to an ice bath helps it stay crispy.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfQs2aHR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4b14ccb3-4704-4c5a-9d6c-facc53428337
- Extracted: 2025-11-29

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