How to make Hainanese chicken rice.

Hainanese chicken rice is a special dish from Hainan, and Hainanese chicken rice is made with local Wenchang chicken and cooked with chicken oil and chicken broth.Rice So, Hainanese chicken rice is also known as Wenchang chicken rice, and the Hainanese chicken rice recipe was introduced to Southeast Asia in the early 20th century with the influx of immigrants.

Hainanese chicken rice recipe

The meat of Hainanese chicken rice is tender and delicious, and it also contains a high protein content, making it one of the meats with the highest protein content, and when paired with white rice, it is a great highlight. Ingredients

Preparation Main ingredients preparation

1 chicken,

fragrant rice 350 grams Seasoning preparation

2 kumquats, 2 tablespoons of rice wine,

peppercorns 2 grams, star anise 1 piece, sugar half a tablespoon, soy sauce 1 tablespoon, ginger garlic to taste, salt to taste Ingredient preparation

1. After washing the Wenchang chicken, remove the surface hair.

2. Cut off the yellow chicken oil from the bottom of the Wenchang chicken's abdomen, wash it, and set it aside.

3. Evenly coat the chicken skin and the inside of the abdomen with a little salt, ginger paste, and rice wine, and marinate for 20 minutes.

4. Prepare ginger paste by rubbing old ginger with a zester, and chop the garlic into minced garlic.

Chicken

Cooking 1. Add water to the pot that can just cover a chicken.

2. Bring to a boil over

high heat, add peppercorns and star anise, and cook for 5 minutes.3. Lift the chicken out, immerse it in the boiling pot for 10 seconds, then remove and drain. 4. Bring the water to a boil over high heat again, immerse the chicken in the soup for 30 seconds, then lift out and drain.

5. After the third time boiling the water, put the whole chicken into the pot, close the pot lid, and steam for 30 minutes.

6. After the time is up, open the pot lid and take out the chicken, and immerse it in ice water for 15 minutes to tighten the chicken skin.

7. Take out the ice-cooled Wenchang chicken, and slice and plate it.

Rice cooking

1. Wash the fragrant rice and set it aside.

2. Put the chicken into the pot, and stir-fry over low heat to release oil, and then remove the oil residue.

3. Add fragrant rice to the pot, and stir-fry until evenly attached, and add minced garlic to bring out the aroma.

4. Then, pour the fragrant rice into the electric rice cooker, add a little salt, and add the chicken broth that has been cooked with the chicken.

Cook the rice.

Season preparation 1. Add a little oil to the frying pan, and stir-fry the minced garlic. 2. Take out the fragrant minced garlic and place it in a bowl.

3. Add sugar, soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons of chicken broth to the frying pan and cook over high heat.

4. After cooking, pour the seasoning into the bowl with minced garlic, and add the kumquat juice.

5. Finally, place a bowl of rice, and slice the chicken and season it in a large bowl for serving.

Cooking tips

1. Before cooking the chicken, you can marinate the chicken with seasoning for a while, which can make the chicken more tender and remove the fishy smell.

2. When cooking

Rice,

fry the rice with chicken oil for a while, which can make the rice absorb the aroma of the chicken oil, and also make the cooked rice more tender.

3. To make white chicken, when choosing chicken, it should not be too big, generally around one and a half pounds, and it is better to cook and braise the chicken.

4. After cooking the chicken, rinse it with cold water and immerse it in ice water, which can make the chicken skin more elastic and tender.White Chicken When choosing the chicken, it shouldn't be too large, generally around 1.5 pounds, which is ideal for boiling and marinating.

4. After boiling, rinse the chicken with cold water and place it in ice water to chill. This will make the chicken skin tighter and the texture more elastic.