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Hainanese Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai)


Ingredients for the ginger and chilli sauce

  • 2 ounces fresh red chillies, seeded
  • 1 ounce shallots, peeled
  • 1 ounce garlic, peeled
  • 1 ounce fresh ginger, peeled
  • 1/2 cup boiling chicken stock
  • 3 to 4 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or malt vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation:
  1. Combine chillies, shallots, garlic, and ginger in a food processor or blender and process to a paste. Transfer to a bowl and stir in boiling chicken stock, then remaining ingredients.
  2. Let stand at least 1 hour before serving. (Can be stored in the fridge for up to two weeks).

Rick Stein says: "This chicken rice, like babi guling, the slow-roasted pig from Bali, is a dish I would cross continents for. It appears in various forms all over the Far East, especially Malaysia and Singapore. There are people who wouldn’t let a day go by without a plate of chicken rice, and I can perfectly understand why. It’s the moistness of the chicken that gets to you; that and the texture of the rice, made silky by first being fried in some of the chicken fat from the cavity of the bird."

INGREDIENTS (FOR FOUR PEOPLE)

Note:

These are the recommended amounts required for a meal for four people. Please adjust the amounts accordingly for more or less people. Also you might already have some of these Thai food ingredients in your larder, so please set the quantity to zero for any ingredients that you already have. All our fresh Thai products are flown in direct from Thailand once a week, ensuring you get the best quality fresh Thai food products. Using fresh Thai produce will ensure you get an authentic taste.

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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preparation Time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 60 minutes
  • Ready In: 1 hour and 20 minutes

  • 1. Remove the fat from the cavity of the chicken and set aside. Season the chicken inside and out with salt and white pepper. Lightly bruise the ginger, garlic and 4 of the spring onions with a rolling pin and push inside the cavity. Set aside for 1 hour.
  • 2. Bring 4–5 litres of water (enough to cover the chicken) to the boil in a large, deep pan in which the chicken will fit snugly. If the pan is too large, the amount of water needed to cover the bird will produce a watery stock. Immerse the chicken in the water, bring almost back to the boil and leave to simmer very gently for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover and leave for 30 minutes, then remove the chicken, cover and set it aside. Skim the fat from the stock and boil until reduced to 1.2 litres.
  • 3. For the rice, heat the vegetable oil in a medium-sized pan over a medium heat. Add the reserved chicken fat and leave for 2–3 minutes until melted. Remove from the heat, and lift out and discard any bits. You should be left with about 3 tablespoons fat. Return to a medium heat, add the rice and stir-fry for a couple of minutes to coat the grains. Add 600ml of the hot chicken stock and bring back to the boil. Add the sesame oil and half teaspoon salt. Stir once, add the pandan leaf if using, cover, lower the heat and leave to cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave to sit, still covered, for 10 more minutes, while you remove the chicken from the bones and cut it up into small pieces. Halve the remaining spring onions and thinly shred them lengthways.
  • 4. Divide the ginger and chilli sauce between dipping bowls.
  • 5. Spoon some of the cooked rice onto each plate, top with the cooked chicken and garnish with the cucumber. Reheat the remaining chicken stock and season to taste. Ladle into small soup bowls and sprinkle in the coriander and the shredded spring onion. Place a plate of chicken rice, dipping sauce and a bowl of soup in front of each person, and tuck in.

NUTRITIONAL INFO

Amount per serving

  • Calories: 490
  • Protein: 30g
  • Fat: 12.3g
  • Saturated fat: 3g
  • Carbohydrate: 55g
  • Fiber: 3.5g
  • Sodium: 1408mg
  • Cholesterol: 36mg
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