Hainanese Chicken Rice
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Hainanese Chicken Rice

1 hrMediumServes 4

Silky poached chicken over rice cooked in seasoned stock — comfort food that rewards good rice. Fragrant Butterfly keeps every grain separate and full of flavour.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Liansin Butterfly rice, rinsed
  • 1 whole chicken
  • Ginger, garlic, and spring onion
  • 2 cups chicken stock (from poaching)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • Cucumber, to serve
  • Chilli-garlic sauce and dark soy, to serve
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Method

  1. 1

    Poach the chicken gently with ginger, garlic, and spring onion until just cooked; reserve the stock.

  2. 2

    Sauté garlic and ginger in sesame oil, add the rice and toast briefly.

  3. 3

    Cook the rice in the reserved chicken stock until fluffy.

  4. 4

    Plunge the chicken into iced water for a silky skin, then chop into pieces.

  5. 5

    Serve the chicken over the rice with cucumber, chilli sauce, and a drizzle of dark soy.