🇸🇬 Singapore recipe
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese Chicken Rice is the undisputed national dish of Singapore, a deceptively simple plate of poached chicken and seasoned rice that demands exacting technique. The chicken is gently simmered and then plunged into an ice bath to achieve its signature silky, gelatinous skin, while the rice is fragrant with rendered chicken fat, garlic, ginger, and pandan. Served with a trio of chili sauce, ginger paste, and thick dark soy, this dish exemplifies the Singaporean philosophy that the simplest things done perfectly are the most extraordinary.
Prep30 mins
Cook1 hr
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.8kg), cleaned and trimmed of excess fat
- 4 tablespoons rendered chicken fat, reserved from trimming
- 300g jasmine rice, washed and drained
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3cm piece ginger, sliced into coins
- 2 pandan leaves, tied in a knot
- 3 stalks spring onion
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 10 slices fresh ginger, 5 red chilies, 4 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons lime juice, salt and sugar for chili-ginger sauces
- Dark soy sauce and sesame oil for serving
- Cucumber slices and fresh coriander for garnish
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 18 g
