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Hainanese Chicken Rice (Cơm Gà Hải Nam)

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Ingredients

For the stock

  • 4 lb farm chicken Ga Di Bo
  • 1 medium ginger cut into thick slices
  • 1 whole onion halved
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 medium rock sugar

To season the broth

  • 2 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ tablespoon MSG

For the sauce

  • ½ medium ginger grated
  • ½ head garlic grated
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoon oil

For the rice

  • ½ head garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 2 cups rice
  • 2 cups chicken broth

Instructions

  • To make the stock: In a 8 qt pot, add all the ingredients listed under ”for the stock”. Fill the pot with water and bring to boil over high heat.
  • Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to simmer. Remove the impurities that float to the top of the broth. Allow to simmer for 1 hour.
  • Once the chicken is done cooking, remove the chicken from the pot and allow to cool in a container with cold water and ice. This will help tighten the meat and skin.
  • Once cooled, slice or shred the chicken meat and store in a separate container.
  • Discard the fat that floats at the top of the broth. Add all the ingredients listed under ”to season the broth”. Taste and adjust to your liking.
  • To prep the sauce, combine all the ingredients listed under ”For the sauce”
  • To prep the rice, heat 2 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add your garlic and cook until fragrant - 1 min. Add your washed rice and cook for 1 min. Add to the rice cooker and 2 cups of the cooked chicken broth. Start cooking for the rice according to rice cooker settings.
  • To serve, add sliced chicken meat, chicken rice, and ginger-garlic rice.