Chicken Rice Recipe

Ingredients for chicken

  • 1 whole chicken, about 1.5 kgs
  • fresh ginger (5 slices)
  • garlic (2 cloves)
  • 4 spring onions (trim)
  • salt (1 teaspoon)
  • sesame oil (1 tea spoon)
  • cucumber (slice)
  • cilantro springs (garnish)
  • water (measure to cover chicken)

Methods for cooking chicken

  • bring water to boil
  • stuff  ginger, garlic, spring onion into chicken
  • dip chicken carefully into boiled water
  • turn to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes
  • lift chicken out carefully and dip into ice water for 1 minute
  • dip chicken back into boiled water for another 20 minutes to simmer
  • dip chicken into ice water again for 5 minutes
  • apply sesame oil on chicken and leave it for 1/2 an hour
  • chop into bite size and ready to serve

Ingredients for Chicken Rice

  • long grain rice ( 2 cups)
  • fresh ginger (3 slices)
  • 3tablespoon butter
  • 5 small onions( peeled and minced)
  • reserved stock from cooking chicken (3-1/2 cups)
  • salt (1/2 tea spoon)

Method to cook chicken rice

  • heat up butter and stir-fry ginger, small onions until fragrant
  • add rice and mix well for 3 minutes
  • transfer rice to rice cooker and add reserved chicken stock
  • serve rice and chicken with chili sauce

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