Home-style Hainan Chicken Rice recipe

How to make delicious Hainanese chicken rice - the simplest way to cook authentic and flavorful cuisine

Ingredients: half a chicken, long grain rice 300G, pure water 350ML, fresh ginger 10G, garlic 3 cloves, sea salt 10G, butter 15G, mirin 20ML, sea salt 2G, ginger 10G,cucumber 1 root, coriander one bunch chili sauce: four red chilies, two garlic cloves, orange 4 pieces, 25G of yellow sugar, 3G sea salt, 5G ginger sauce: soy sauce 40ML, 15G of yellow sugar, 5G sesame oil

　　Hainanese chicken rice preparation steps 1. Figure 1 - Clean the chicken and pat it dry with kitchen paper.2. Figure 2 - Mix mirin, 2G sea salt, and 10G ginger in a grinder to make ginger paste. 3. Figure 3 - Squeeze out the juice from the prepared ginger paste and mix it with mirin and 2G sea salt.

4. Figure 4 - Apply the seasoned ginger-mirin mixture on both sides of the chicken, gently massage to enhance flavor absorption, then let it marinate for 20 minutes.5. Figure 1 - Weigh the long grain rice ready for use. 6. Figure 2 - Clean and lightly smash the ginger and garlic, keep aside with butter and 10G sea salt.

7. Figure 1 - Rinse the long grain rice and mix it with smashed ginger, garlic, sea salt, and butter.

8. Figure 2 - Add measured pure water,rice has been seasoned with sea salt so mix rice thoroughly.

9. Figure 3 - Place marinated chicken on top of the rice.

10. Figure 1 - Preheat the natural stone inner pot of AH cooker and dry it using a cloth.

11. Figure 2 - Put the preheated inner pot into the AH cooker, close the lid.

12. Figure 1 - Prepare ingredients for chili sauce: clean fresh red chilies and oranges, peel garlic and ginger, weigh sea salt and yellow sugar.

13. Figure 2 - Cut the red chilies into small pieces, leave seeds in if you like more heat, cut the orange in half to extract juice.

14. Figure 3 - Put chopped chili, garlic, ginger, orange juice, sea salt, and yellow sugar into a grinder bowl.

15. Figure 4 - Grind until smooth before setting aside for later use.16. Figure 1 - Mix soy sauce, yellow sugar, and sesame oil for the sauce. 17. Figure 2 - Wash cucumber and coriander, cut them into slices and segments respectively.

18. Figure 1 - The Hainanese chicken rice cooked by AH in approximately 25 minutes with a 10-minute countdown.

19. Figure 2 -rice is ready, do not open the lid immediately to let the chicken rice warm for 15 minutes so that the rice can fully absorb the chicken broth.

20. Figure 1 - After warming for 15 minutes, use a toothpick to pierce the chicken leg; if it is clear liquid comes out, the chicken is cooked through.

21. Remove the chicken from the pot and place it on a plate, scoop out the ginger and garlic from the rice, fluff up the rice and cover with the lid until the chicken cools to handle, then cut into pieces.22. Figure 1 - Place cooked chicken rice in a dish, add sliced chicken, pour some soy sauce over it, and finish with cucumber slices and coriander leaves. Served with homemade chili sauce for added flavor. 23. Tips 1. Use clean dry utensils to take out the homemade chili sauce, makes sure it does not go bad; store in a sealed container in the refrigerator and consume within 3 days.

2. The homemade chili sauce complements Hainanese chicken rice well, also good as dipping sauce for hot pot.

3. Choose a medium-sized chicken, I used black-footed chicken,

as it was of moderate size and cooked perfectly in 25 minutes.

4. Substitute the orange with kumquats or lime juice if preferred.

5. The long red chili is not very spicy; add 1-2 dried Sichuan peppers to increase spiciness if desired.

The countdown for cooking with the Midea original ecological AH pressure cooker is 10 minutes, and the entire cooking process takes only 25 minutes.

To substitute, use the juice of mandarin oranges or lime.Rice Do not open the lid immediately after it's done; let it rest for 15 minutes to allow the rice to absorb all the chicken juice.

After resting for 15 minutes, open the lid and use a toothpick to poke into the chicken leg,then pull it out. If clear soup comes out, the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pot and place it on a plate. Take out the ginger and garlic from the rice.

Rearrange the rice gently before covering it back up; wait until the chicken isn't too hot to cut into pieces.

Place the seasoned rice in a serving dish, add the sliced chicken, pour some light soy sauce over it,

and garnish with cucumber slices and coriander. A homemade chili sauce is recommended for extra flavor.

Tip 1: Use clean, dry spoons when taking out the homemade chili sauce to prevent spoilage;store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume within three days.

Tip 2: The homemade chili sauce pairs well with this chicken rice; it can also be used as a dipping sauce for hotpot. Tip 3: Choose a medium-sized chicken, I used a black foot chicken,

which is just right to cook through in 25 minutes. Tip 4: If you don't have oranges, you can use golden or sour limes as a substitute.

Tip 5: For those who like spicier food, add 1-2 red chili peppers to the sauce for extra heat.Or use green limes instead. For those who like it spicy, you can add 1-2 pieces of hot chili peppers.

These long red chilies are not very spicy.Add some dried red chili peppers (Sichuan pepper). Blend them together.