Hainanese chicken rice
15
Points®
Total time: 2 hr 15 min • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 1 hr 50 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Poaching the chicken in a broth of stock, water and wine not only gives the meat a great flavour but also ensure your meat won’t dry out.


Ingredients
Salt reduced chicken stock
2 cup(s), (500ml)
Chinese rice wine
2 tbs
Fresh ginger
2 tbs, 8cm piece
Green shallot(s)
3 individual
Whole chicken
540 g, (Buy 1.2kg) fat trimmed
Sesame oil
1 tsp
Brown sugar
½ tsp
Soy sauce
¼ cup(s), (60ml)
Peanut oil
1 tbs
Chinese cabbage (wombok)
2 cup(s), finely shredded
Fresh coriander
½ cup(s), sprigs
Cooked brown rice
2 cup(s), steamed, heated
Lebanese cucumber
1 medium, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
Instructions
1
Bring 2L (8 cups) water, stock, wine and salt to the boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
2
Meanwhile, thickly slice 5cm of the ginger. Place ginger and shallot cut into thirds into the chicken cavity.
3
Reduce heat to low. Lower chicken, breast-side down, into saucepan to completely submerge. Simmer chicken, covered, for 40 minutes. Remove pan from heat and set aside, covered, for 1 hour (remaining chicken will continue to cook).
4
Meanwhile, cut remaining ginger into matchsticks. Place in a heatproof bowl with sesame oil, sugar and soy sauce and stir to combine. Heat peanut oil in a small frying pan over high heat. Pour over soy mixture and stir to combine.
5
Carefully remove chicken. Strain broth, discarding any solids. Return 2 cups of stock to pan and return to the boil. Discard remaining stock (see Cook’s Notes).
6
Steam cabbage over a saucepan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Drain. Season with salt and pepper.
7
Meanwhile, remove skin, ginger and shallot from chicken cavity. Discard. Remove breast meat from bone and separate legs from the breast. Remove leg meat from the bone. Cut chicken into pieces and place on a platter. Sprinkle with coriander. Serve with rice, cucumber, cabbage, broth and dipping sauce.
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