Hainan Chicken Recipe - National Dish

Hainan Chicken or Chicken with Rice is the national dish of Singapore

Chicken

1. The fresher the chicken the better.
2. Wash the chicken with coarse salt, rubbing away the dead yellow skin.
3. Put some ginger and green onions in the cavity.
4. Fill large pot with enough water to cover chicken. Bring to a boil.
5. Put chicken in. Allow water to return to a boil and lower heat to a minimal simmer.
6. Cover pot and allow chicken to remain for about an hour, until juices no longer run pink.
7. Reserve the broth
8. Plunge chicken in an icebath to allow skin to firm up and for gel to develop.
9. Chop into bit size pieces.

Rice

1. Use as much as you want and wash rice.
2. Heat stainless skillet. Add oil and cook finely chopped garlic and ginger
3. Add rice and stir fry for a few minutes. Add some salt.
4. Add sufficient chicken broth to soak the rice. Cook for a few minutes.
5. Put into a rice cooker and then add sufficient amount of chicken broth to properly cook rice.

Sauce

1. Mince garlic
2. Finely grate ginger
3. This should be about about a 50/50 mix
4. Add  some Rice vinegar
5. Add some Lime juice enough to fully cover the entire mixture
6. Add sugar to offset the tartness.
7. If desired add Sriracha sauce

Yummy enough for home but the pros make it way better.