Hainanese Chicken Rice - Popular in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Spreading!

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Hainanese chicken (海南鸡饭)is a dish that dedicates to the tenderest and silkiest chicken. It sounds like one dish, but it is a complete meal as it includes chicken, rice, soup, and a few dipping sauces. Although it is popular Singapore food, the prototype is a dish called Weng Chang Ji (文昌鸡) in Hainan, China. Wen Chang Ji is a special breed of chicken, which is organically raised and freshly slaughtered right before cooking. So the chicken itself is fatty and flavorful. The chicken skin is bright yellow when cooked, and it has a rich buttery taste - so delicious. The chicken in the USA is less fatty and light in taste. I recommend using organic chicken for a better taste.
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-5 People)
🍚To blanch & pouch the chicken
Organic whole chicken 3-4 lb
1.5 tbsp of sea salt to rub the chicken skin (Amazon Link - geni.us/pure-sea-salt)
Water as needed I used 5 liters to blanch, then use 2.5 liters to poach
3 scallions
2 inches of ginger sliced thinly
Pandan leaves, optional
Lemon grass, optional
Ice water as needed
1 tbsp of sesame oil to brush the chicken (Amazon Link - geni.us/roasted-sesame-oil)
1/8 tsp of turmeric powder for the color, optional (Amazon Link - geni.us/turmeric-powder)
🍚To cook the rice
2 cups of jasmine rice (Amazon Link - geni.us/jasmine-rice)
2 tbsp of the chicken fat that we reserved or other types of cooking oil
3 tbsp of shallot
1 tbsp of garlic
1/2 tbsp of ginger
2.5 cups of the broth that we pouched the chicken with
1/2 tsp of salt (Amazon Link - geni.us/pure-sea-salt)
🍚For the chili sauce
10 cloves of Garlic
1 inch of Ginger
3.5 oz of red chili
3 Thai bird eye chili
4 tbsp Fish sauce (Amazon Link - geni.us/fish-sauce)
3 tbsp Lime juice
1 tbsp of sugar
1.5 tbsp Chicken broth optional
🍚For the ginger scallion sauce
1/3 cup of diced scallion
2.5 tbsp of grated ginger
3/4 tsp of salt
2.5 tbsp of vegetable oil
🍚For the sweet soy sauce
3 tbsp Soy sauce (Amazon Link - geni.us/light-soy-sauce)
2 tbsp of dark soy sauce (Amazon Link - geni.us/dark-soy-sauce)
2 tbsp palm sugar finely shaved (can also use brown sugar)
1.5 tsp of Sesame oil (Amazon Link - geni.us/roasted-sesame-oil)
🍚To make the soup
The broth that we pouched the chicken with
6 oz of a cabbage
3 oz of carrot slices
2 tsp of salt
🍚Others
Cilantro as garnish
Cucumber slices

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The prototype of Hainanese chicken is a dish called Weng Chang Ji (文昌鸡) in Hainan provenience in China. Wen Chang Ji is a special breed of chicken, which is organically raised and freshly slaughtered right before cooking. The chicken itself is already flavorful and delicious. Therefore, locals don’t use pandan leaves or lemon grass. But, when this dish spread to Singapore. They had to change the recipe by adding more herbs to cover up the disadvantage of using frozen chicken. Therefore, depending on the quality of your chicken, you can choose to add pandan leaves and lemon grass or not. My chicken is range free and I got it fresh from a local farm, so scallions and ginger will do just perfect. Weng Chang Ji has bright yellow skin, which tastes buttery and fatty - so delicious. There is no other chicken comparable, in my opinion, LOL! The chicken in the USA, the skin is off-white when it is cooked, and it is less fatty. I can’t recreate the real Hainanese chicken 100% but at least I can fake the color with turmeric! Don’t judge me LOL! 🔪 BROWSE MY KITCHENWARE - bit.ly/3NWLZQ8 ❤️ SUPPORT ME ON PATREON - bit.ly/38QRTmP 🥢PRINTABLE RECIPE - soupeduprecipes.com/hainanese-chicken-rice-recipe/

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HOW IGNORANT ARE YOU?? USING PANDA LEAVES AND LEMON GRASS BECAUSE CHICKEN USED IS FROZEN? Geez I don't know if I should call you lazy or ignorant, or "racist". So if Thai people use lemon grass in their tomyam, it is because the seafood they are cooking with isn't fresh? Southeast Asians using pandan leaves in their cakes and bread because the flour isn't fresh. It is all a matter of *PREFERENCE* and personal taste to add whatever they want to cook the chicken. Strongly dislike your sense of superiority. 😡

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Since i moved to canada ..i really miss Singaporeans chicken rice...now after watched your channel..i gonna cook it myself...merci madame

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I just made this with a small fresh brown chicken. My wife had made the rice already-I sauteed aromatics and chinese sausage in oil and mixed it in. It’s was great. The blanching and icing of the chicken on the beginning really makes the skin and meat firm and tasty.

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Mandy, you're such a good teacher! This looks absolutely fabulous. I've had the dish before in Los Angeles's Chinatown, and I still pine for that meal. I cannot wait to make this myself. Thanks, my dear!

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This is an amazing lesson! I've watched quite a few videos how to make Hainanese chicken, but this is the best!! I appreciate your attention to detail and your explanations about ingredients and method!

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Just followed this recipe and made Hainanese chicken, rice and sauces for the family and we all loved it!!!! Thank you for the detailed recipe and amazing tips!

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This looks incredible! The soup was nice and clear. Thank you for the tip about blanching the chicken before adding it to the clay pot.

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A wonderful take on the national dish of Singapore! Looks delicious!

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This has got to be one of the best chicken and rice meals. I love it!

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I made this last week and it comes in perfection 👀 The rice and the soup is the highlight of the dish. To add more freshness to the dish ,I blanch some bean sprouts as a side dish and pour oyster sauce..It feels like I'm traveling to Singapore with this taste

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This version was the best I’ve made so far. So thank you for sharing. I followed 99% of the recipe. Changed my vegetable and added a little more salt in the rice. My only criticism is I would have started making the sauces first then the chicken bc my chicken cooled down too much by the time I was ready to eat. Definitely a weekend recipe…

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Thank you Mandy for this recipe video! It’s popular in Thailand too, there it’s called Khao Man Gai, or Chicken Fat Rice. Very common to find as street food and sooooo good. 😋

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back when we were young we visited our dad who was working in Singapore that time and every time we eat outside me and my brother will always order this. it's really really good

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I discovered Hainanese Chicken Rice in lockdown. I think it is one of my top 5 dishes now. But I think this is the best method.

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This takes me back to the years I spent in Singapore. Hainanese chicken rice at the night time hawker centers.

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I will try this recipe soon.I tried this before in Singapore and I love it it so much.Thanks for sharing......

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Chicken rice is always an all time favourite 🤩 thanks for sharing this, much love from Singapore ❤️

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Wow, Mandy! You made it Perfectly. I thought I was the only guy who knew how to do this right - but you nailed it. It is not an easy dish to perfect, I do use a mortar for the chilli sauce but I understand why you used a mixi. I am sorry to hear of your arthiritis. I hope you recover soon. Very impressed. I agree that this dish is best without pandan, lemon grass or other additives to keep the essence true to the classical Hainanese version where Chicken is the rock star and the ginger follows soon after.

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I have to make this! Thank you for sharing this recipe

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I made this for dinner tonight, and it was very delicious. Thank you for the tip about dipping the chicken into simmering water a number of times to tighten the skin, and the sesame oil and turmeric trick!

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I LOOOVE Hainanese chicken rice. I've always wondered to make the dipping sauces , especially the green onion dip. I love your cooking vlogs

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I used to have this in Hong Kong in the 80s and 90s. It was wonderful. I'm hungry now.

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Thank you. I made this last night. Instead of rice, I used Chinese egg noodles. My belly was very happy.

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Sooooo yummy!! I will definitely be making this!

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Everything was delightful, like always, simple great cooking can be amazingly flavorful.

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I visited Singapore in 2018, I tasted the Hainanese Chicken Rice! I definitely prefer by far, the Canadian oven roast chicken!

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Love it with full instructions

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This looks wonderful and I bet it tastes even better.

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Oooh i love this, i make it every now and then.

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Thanks Mandy, you made this dish easy to cook. I bought your pot so can’t wait to use it. 😋

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Hope you like it!

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and I do think you're an accomplished master despite your arthritis. Kudos and may your pain fade away...😊😊

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A huge thank you Mandy. I have tried making a version of this before, but it does take some TLC. I like your method, I will give it a try ...

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I've enjoyed your cooking, I like most of your recipes, it's hard to pick out a favorite. I will just pick one of my favorites, Hainanese Chicken Rice. Happy Lunar New Year Mandy and fellow subscribers! 新年快乐

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Heyy mandy this is one of my favourite dishes, just amazing flavours & the rice Is nice & garlicky & chickeny. Thanks always mandy 🍜😋💛

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I love the way how you explained to make Hainamese rice chicken, but the chicken looks not enough cooked yet...❤

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Thanks Mandy. I will give this a try

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Perfect my all time favourite Thank you reminds me to go cook it

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Thank you again dear Mandy!

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This was my Chinese stepgrandfather’s (Yeh-Yeh) FAVORITE dish. I have now sent this recipe to my stepfather so that he can replicate it.

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That looks really good!

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Hainan chicken rice recipe is very good, I will definitely try it 👍

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I’ve got arthritis too Mandy. Keep up the excellent work. 👍🏽

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Loved the video. Thanks

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It’s look so yummy and delicious thank you 👍💕

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Looks amazing!

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Wow, great dish!