Super simple and satisfying Hainanese chicken and rice: juicy steamed chicken and ginger garlic rice cooked in the same pot. It’s what you want for dinner, right now!
Chicken Rice
1/2 tsp kosher salt
4 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
1 tbsp rendered chicken fat or neutral oil
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 small shallot finely diced
1 cup white jasmine rice
1 cup chicken stock low sodium
2 green onions whole
Green Onion Oil
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup neutral oil
salt to taste
To Serve
chili sauce
sliced cucumbers
Instructions
Rub the chicken skin with the salt and set aside.
How do you eat Hainanese chicken rice?
Everyone eats it differently! Some people like to pour all three sauces on top and mix it all up, some people only use certain sauces, really, it’s up to you. Authentically, like with curry rice, it’s usually served on a plate with a spoon and fork – NOT a bowl and chopsticks – to scoop everything up.
