Warm Delights Kitchen: Hainanese Chicken Rice

Monday, 11 February 2019

Hainanese Chicken Rice

My mum always make Hainanese Chicken Rice for us because it is the easiest to prepare. As I know about making Hainanese Chicken Rice, they will boil the whole chicken in the soup and the soup will be used as chicken soup. But my mum's version will be a bit different from others. She likes to steam the chicken and use the chicken juice to make the rice. So, in the end, we don't have any soup to drink.

Why kampung chicken? It is because kampung chicken have leaner and harder meat, no fats, sweet and is smaller than normal chicken.

You find kampung chicken very chewy and hard after steamed? Yes, this is what I think so. but you know, my mum can make the kampung chicken super delicious! You don't believe me? ok, let me show you.. haha

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Recipe source from : Fiona Low (Mom's recipe)

What you need:-

1 bird of kampung chicken

5 slices of Ginger

3 stalks of Spring onion

Salt to rub the chicken

To make the soup:-

1 liter water

5 slices of Ginger

Few stalks of spring onion

Few stalks of coriander Root

1 tbsp Homemade chicken powder

Generous with the salt

Blended Chilies Sauce:-

15pcs red chilies

1 bulbs garlic

1 tbsp of grated ginger

lime juice (depand on individual liking)

Some chicken stock from the soup

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

Method :-

1) Bring the water to boil, add in the homemade chicken powder, ginger, spring onion and coriander roof. Boil for around 30mins. I did add in some chicken feet

2) Clean the chicken and rub with salt. I did some massage on the chicken 😂. Rinse and rub salt again. Stuff the spring onion and ginger into the chicken stomach and sealed using the toothpick

3) Steam for 30mins

4) Make sure the chicken is cool before cutting

To make the chilies sauce:-

-Put everything into a blended and blend it. I am using Thermomix.