Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe ข้าวมันไก่ (kao mun gai) - Hot Thai Kitchen!

A popular street food, not only in Thailand but all over Southeast Asia and of course, in the original province of Hainan. It's amazing how good "chicken and rice" can be.
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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the KZbin channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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[@MadeleineHenderson]

i made this yesterday it was amazing thx xx

[@shanechua8040]

Interesting that all the different Hainanese Chicken Rice prep methods are largely similar in Southeast Asia. What differs really is the seasoning, emphasis and the dips. Here in Singapore, we like a fattier rice and we will use any available chicken fat to render out and cook the rice. In addition, other than garlic, we tend to fry some shallots and ginger as well until fragrant but we strain out the solids into a muslin bag, then the rice goes in, toasted, stock goes in and the final flavour in the rice comes from adding a knot of pandan leaves. The pandan is probably the most ubiquitous thing in Singapore chicken rice. As for the dips, we favour more a spicy, garlicky and sour chili dip made from crush bird eye chili’s, finely chopped garlic and ginger and……the sinful thing is, more heated hot chicken fat gets poured over the chili spice paste! Then thin out with some chicken stock, vinegar and salt and sugar to taste. Ultimately, most people also like yo drizzle sweet dark soy sauce or kecap manis over the chicken when serving. As for the chicken, after being poached, there is a technique adapted from the Cantonese people- the poached chicken gets dunked into an ice bath to shock it, stop the cooking and develop the gelatinous texture under the skin. Little details like these actually go into the humble chicken rice to make it extra special. But this is certainly no weeknight meal. Very tedious.

[@stephaniemuttavangkul3782]

I'm white and my husband is Thai. At best I am a mediocre cook. I wanted to make this for him because he hasn't been home in 12 years. I was VERY intimidated, but I followed the recipe very carefully. He loved it! Thank you for taking my husband to visit home for an evening! He was so happy!

[@jokur8935]

I've eaten this for the past 3 days... and still want to eat more

[@RitaShakhtour]

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[@vicw4522]

I've eaten this for the past two days, and I wish I had enough for another day

[@LOVEanaLOVEme]

We Vietnamese make our dipping sauce using: fish sauce, a lot a lot of ginger, chili, lime and sugar. Salty with a slight sweetness and lime to balance everything. It makes the chicken tastes very bright and fresh. I hope you try it some day :)

[@edwilderness]

Pai, your years as a professional chef show in every thing you do, but I can't help but think that a large part of your success comes from being absolutely adorable! Thanks!

[@61chance]

I`ve been cooking for years professionally and leisurely as well.I pretty much cooked Italian,French,and Cajun/Creole while working in restaurants and hotels.My favorite food is anything Asian.I`ve collected Asian cookbooks for years (Japanese,Chinese,Koean,Thai,Vietnamese),you name it....None of them have that authentic feel or information I`m looking for.I recently found your PailinsKitchen video`s on a vast collection of recipes.And I am overwhelmed with your technique and attention to detail. You are a fantastic cook!!!! Thank you for all you do. P.S. I`m a butcher now,and watching you cut different sorts of meat is impressive as well.

[@PailinsKitchen]

chance miller Thank you!

[@rokkiahtahir7221]

PailinsKitchen qzwq

[@rgeryeefong5359]

Pailin you are a true thai host....I love your thai food explanations and recipies. I would love to see you take non thai traditional dishes and give it a thai flavor. Keep coming with new ideas! Great job.

[@justcman69]

I made this today for my aunt and friends. The portions were spot on, the rice fabulous and the chicken awesome. Keeping the temperature at 165degressF was critical to the outcome. Thank you Pailin.

[@cherry2217]

Love love love this recipe! And your smile is infectious, thank you for sharing

[@gabrielas3793]

I was looking through your videos and as I read this title, I remembered having this in Thailand! my heart was filled with joy! lol

[@XX-lg6my]

I love hainanese chicken and this recipe is perfect!

[@sabrinajabaaij9839]

Thank you for this wonderful recipe. Both my husband and I are very fond of Thai cuisine. I made your Hainanese chicken rice, and we loved it. Even my daughter, who is a picky eater, ate a plate full of that flavourful rice and juicy chicken. Thank you so much!!

[@nitelite78]

Nice to know the chicken is served at room temperature. I have watched quite a few videos for this dish and I wondered this because they didn't mention it. Looks delicious. I will try and make this tomorrow.

[@pafafapa]

fantastic recipe

[@alextheaggie]

One of my favorite Thai dishes. The rice is so flavorful it could be eaten by itself. Great video Pailin

[@sudha1934]

looks simple enough. nicely presented. thanks.

[@luckey008]

you are so enjoyable cooking instructor.

[@sonomagal1231]

You make this all look so easy!!! Thank you!

[@divadownie]

This is one of my favourite thai dishes! Thank you for making a video of it. I never thought I would find out how to make it. Can't wait to try it myself. :)

[@tomjackson2565]

Looks wonderful !...I love Thailand and the street food...

[@bjschuler8749]

Beautiful I have to try this. I love Kao mum Gai

[@AussieAngeS]

That would taste awesome! Thanks for sharing the recipe

[@ndgarcia7583]

Woooooow.......so much flavor. ....sweetness...kindness....softness everything in one plate....delivery to your beautiful heart Pailin!!

[@gregbrown3283]

I love your shows.

[@stefanmittler8458]

I like this video because the cook is a very smart person and everything she says is thoughtfull and conclusive. That, and she is quite pretty and has a good sense of humor.

[@josevelez7539]

You have the most wonderful recipes! I will make this one soon. Can’t wait!

[@spencerchase8328]

Making this for dinner tonight! Thank you for sharing this recipe

[@yezzerasta3318]

i love the way u talk.... and now my kitchen become thai kitchen thank u sist :*

[@Evo4STi07]

This dish look really good. Thank you!

[@mnmaddict37532]

This may be my favorite Thai dish

[@noorgareh7557]

wow it looks really delicious I love it and I want try it thank you very much for your awesome you're the best👍👍

[@pranganoodle7440]

My short cut of this dish is buy the rotisserie chicken (lazy summer days) , use the bottom fat of it to make the garlic rice. I'm going to try making your sauces for the chicken next time. I love your cooking tutoring!!! You're my Thai-go KZbin video. Thank you very much

[@Foodastic]

Can’t wait to try it☝🏽thank u

[@elissaspring9068]

I bought the tao Jiew from Thai and made the sauce according to your recipe... Its amazingly awesome and taste exactly like the one I had in Thailand..

[@JohnVC]

You're an awesome host..it's everything, like the Sawadee Ka greeting, Thai vocab lesson, personal stories, and pro food knowledge etc. that made me sub!

[@Xkandalosa89]

Omg your food looks amazing!! I can't wait to try your recipes! You are so sweet and fun too :)

[@binulamamoktan]

Looking delicious

[@epieorchid]

One of my favs!!

[@SkkyJuse]

I've got my chicken in the pot now! It smells so good. Just like the simple complementary chicken broth soup some Thai restaurants serve you when you sit down. I've always wanted to duplicate it, but every attempt has resulted in heavier flavors...So this is truly great to have that plus amazing chicken and rice.

[@mariviesantos3567]

Hi Pai i made this recipe 3 months ago my kids and friends love it.

[@karenhitchens3563]

Thank you for sharing this dish! Drooling!

[@shantayhightower8850]

I made this tonight. It was very good.

[@Dbhiosanjz]

We are love Thai food

[@chateae]

I would like to recommend another type of sauce for this dish: its a scallion oil sauce. It's rare to find this sauce served in Thailand but I've had it served in Hainan and Hong Kong. Slice some scallions (only the white part) into thin matchstick strips (about 1 inch long), slice some ginger into similar size strips, and mince some garlic. The ratio should be about 4 parts scallion, 1 part ginger, 1 part garlic. Mix them in a heatproof bowl with a pinch of salt. Then heat a mixture of half & half each of vegetable oil and sesame oil. Once the oil is almost smoking hot, quickly pour it over the scallion/ginger mixture (hence the heatproof bowl), just enough to cover the mixture. The mixture will be sizzle and toast instantly, removing the pungent taste of the raw scallion/garlic, but still retain fresh crisp taste.

[@LemLTay]

chateae Most definitely yes! I always make this shallot-ginger sauce as not all guests like spicy food, and the flavour really perks up the poached chicken. Please be careful as the chopped / minced mixture always "spits" when the oil hits it, so experience has taught me to put the bowl in the SINK, then pour on the smoking-hot oil. No messy countertop to clean up after that!

[@alexgade4512]

scallion oil is amazing! I watch Strictly Dumpling ane he makes an amazing, but very simple pasta recipe for it. Love it ♥

[@shantayhightower8850]

I made it tonight with her sauces and added scallion and ginger oil. It was great.

[@borgaren]

I love Thailand, I love Thai food, I love you and your charming ambience. Brightens my day n I can cook my favourite Thai food myself here in Sweden, oh n btw your also gorgeous ;D Keep it coming!

[@Pajtshiabx]

Omggggggggggg need it in my life, it's been so long

[@aewe7120]

You are such a lovely person!!!

[@bro_joe2000]

Nom nom nom...... i will be trying this out for sure.. thanks!!!

[@eemanmuslimah382]

Yummy...

[@RayTitske]

i love your cooking and charming smile.

[@SilfortyElement]

keep up the good work. i enjoy watching your cooking videos and this is one of my favorite dishes :)

[@joete3324]

Oh......me need to head home! my fav, comfort food!

[@milkchocobearbar]

hi I live in Thailand Bangkok and this is also one of my favourite dishes

[@CLARA3952]

nice tutorial

[@KP-yx7mo]

One of my favorite things to eat. My parents make it for me. I tried this last night--discovered that the uncooked rice was moldy! Having no other choice, I substituted with bulgar wheat--wow! still so tasty!

[@kamma44]

Kao Mun Gai is my fav Thai dish! The problem is choosing one of your 2 sauces? They both sound delicious!

[@JJC007]

Hainan chicken rice is my favorite food. It’s hard to find a decent one served on the east coast. Gotta give it a try with Pai’s recipe.

[@beammeupscotty1955]

I ate Kao Mun Gai at an outdoor restaurant not far from Secon Square in Bangkok when I was last there 23 years ago. The restaurant was exceedingly popular and sat at least 300 people. All they served was this dish and sometimes a similar thing dish made with goat. It was so good that we ate it 3 times in the month I was there. Back in the States. I tried it a couple times in the few Thai restaurants that served it but it was always a huge disappointment. This recipe however really seems to capture the flavors I enjoyed so much all those years ago. It's a pretty time consuming dish but totally worth it. I made both sauces but I think I prefer the sour sauce the best. Thanks Pailin for this recipe.

[@earlystrings1]

One of your all time most charming, entertaining, and all around delicious looking videos!

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thanks!

[@kingofkingslordoflordsjesu6084]

thanks so much miss my grandma Thai food luek krueng ...

[@rjd1985]

Tod mun pla next please! Great recipe as usual!

[@effie924]

this seems easy enough and tasty looking yumm thank you

[@PailinsKitchen]

Let me know if you try it!

[@effie924]

PailinsKitchen i will for sure

[@ColdPillowz]

+effie924 did you try it? I'm going to try it tomorrow! Thank you Pailin!

[@effie924]

yes my son made it but was along time ago :(

[@Naamtok]

I love Nam Jim Jaew with this! Cheers Pai x

[@RussiastaniKitchen]

super 💞💖 delicious👍💜💙

[@JustAskingAndCurios]

My mouth is watering (especially with the spicy sauce no. 2) over the poached chicken!

[@noxmoonyisadork]

YUM! Gotta try this, so the Thai version seems a bit different from the Singaporean version. Especially the dipping sauce, definitely going to try it out. Looks great!

[@ThePatrasch]

Best boiled chicken I had in my life - and the recipe is that easy! Thanks for sharing your food knowledge with us & keep up the good work! Greets from Europe :o)

[@PailinsKitchen]

Congrats! :)

[@migschiav]

Great video as usual... Question: if you decide to brine the chicken, do you cut on the stock salt amount? Thank you.

[@frapucina]

I tried it, it is great! I also added spring onion and little bit of sesame oil. The fermented soy does taste like thin down miso? I bought a bottle but not sure if it is the correct one, but anyway, turned out pretty tasty. Thank you for sharing your recipes.

[@raionhato6299]

Finally I learn how to not have everything sitting on top of the rice!!! Thanks!!

[@oioiber]

Perfect as always ;)

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you!

[@sriprana]

Yum, I wake up every Saturday morning at 6am to cook this.

[@PailinsKitchen]

Wow! Must be worth it ;)

[@Kouglizia]

ooh! I love Thai food! Thank you so much!

[@PailinsKitchen]

You're welcome!

[@congtusacto]

you made me drools.. not sure for the chicken or you or both LOL. thanks for sharing.

[@fookfei]

I tried the recipe for dinner today and it turned out really well. The rice was tasty and the chicken was smooth and tender. I didn't make the sauces though but will try next time. I drizzled some soya sauce and sesame oil on the chicken before serving, Chinese style. Thanks for sharing.

[@blognewb]

The sauce is the best part.

[@Naamtok]

In Singapore, its aaaaaaall about the condiments with this, sometimes there are 4-6ish different sauces for it

[@peterstang]

That's an authentic Hainanese Chicken. Good!

[@Totorochilbe12]

Awesome as always, Pai:)

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you :)

[@alexandrasousa1045]

Hi Pai! What type of rice do you prefer for this particular dish?

[@kaykruser1]

I didn't know there was a 2nd sauce (second recipe) for this traditional dish. Thank you for sharing.

[@PailinsKitchen]

The second sauce is the secret!!

[@chuckJAPN]

I know this isn't normal, but for a gathering I sometimes made chicken rice bites. I debone the chicken and then use everything to make the stock, but I roll the chicken meat into a tube like shape and tie it off with twine. Then I cook it like normal. I cook the rice a little more sticky, I live in Japan so I just use Japanese short rice. Then when it is done I roll it like either a roll sushi or use small rice ball shape and then lay my sliced chicken on top. People can dip or drizzle sauce on it and then eat in one bite. I once tied it together with blanched coriander stem and green onion and it look so cute and taste good too

[@PailinsKitchen]

brilliant!

[@Freethecommons]

wow, I like that idea, though the tenderness of the rice suffers with japanese rice or might just end up mushy making a pilaf but Im sure there's adjustments that can be made.

[@joeking385]

nice. i make a singapore version too

[@chuckchugumlung773]

Mmmm, this takes me back. Our family is from Hainan too. And my dad makes this on special occastions. He uses the stock from the boiled chicken to make the rice. Thanks for this Pailin!

[@PailinsKitchen]

You're welcome!

[@yatali2085]

I am so admiring your spatula. Where is it from? Thanks!

[@mabelong2794]

I love thai beef noodle soup but always can't get a flavorful stock. Can you make a video on that?

[@johnvanderheide6079]

Hello From Netherland.

[@benjaminwong7537]

I missed ข้าวมันไก่ so much, tried to make it but it was not the same. The tip of "stir the rice" before the rice is fully cooked is very helpful, it is the procedure I missed.

[@PailinsKitchen]

Try it out and let me know how it goes!

[@NielsPausma]

So much extra information about cooking a chicken properly, really awesome :D (and fatty rice :9)

[@khaledkhogia4892]

Hi Pailin, This is a very interesting technique that you are doing, which is very close to my native Italian cuisine. We use the fat Guanciale heated to extrect the fat and make a Gricia sauce. Also you are using a risotto technique with your rice. Great job! My question, is this the truly authentic process to make this Thaï dish, or have you adopted culinary school techniques? Thank you and keep up this great work you are doing. Ciao :)

[@eclat438]

Great video and very clear instructions with lots of tips. Just a quick question - do you cover the pot of the steaming water/chicken stock with the chicken in it or this is done for the whole 30 minutes with the lid off ? Many thanks in advanced for your clarification and please keep up the great work and the videos. Thank you for sharing your cooking know how and tips.

[@PailinsKitchen]

Lid off :)

[@eclat438]

Lid off ? This is a big surprise as I was half expecting it to be lid on. Thank you for the clarification. By the way, there is an alternative story that this dish is not a Hainanese dish originated from there, but was "concocted" by a cook working for a British family in Singapore/Malaysia (?) during the colonial years in these countries. Wondering which version is real :) All the same, thank you for posting your wonderful videos.

[@adr7nts]

Will it give off the same flavor if you substitute coriander leaf with the seed? If yes, what's the ratio?

[@polamnuaypol8349]

To eat with sliced fresh cucumber and chicken soup will be more delicious!!!

[@ianbullphoto1]

Where did you get that fantastic mortar and pestle?

[@NounouLee]

What kind of vinegar do you use?

[@wsky9646]

I tried this when I was in Ploenchit, Thailand. It was very good for just 50 Baht.

[@lclah79]

Love your channel. Finally have thai channel. Please show us how to dried beef jerky. Think it's called "on sun beef. " that's our favorite at our thai restaurant. But they say hard to make takes long time. Please please make. Thank you.

[@PailinsKitchen]

It IS hard and takes a long time, I've never made it myself but I'll keep it as an idea! Thanks!

[@aryansoe]

This is the most comprehensive way of cooking chicken rice. i particularly like Thai version due to the way the taste has been elevated. may i ask whether thin ginger slices could be added together with the garlic when sauteeing the rice.

[@PailinsKitchen]

+Arianto Soejono Sure, some people do that :)

[@thuNguyen-dp4be]

It would be handy, if you can tell temperature in both : Farhanet and centisius as well. Thanks.

[@Kartinikanes]

Love this recipe! I would like to know what type of onion did you use?Thank you

[@PailinsKitchen]

Just yellow onion :)

[@tiamxiang]

I can smell the rice cooking from here. Thx! The process looks a little different from the Chinese version, which running the chicken over tap water, and also using the oil that's floating on the stock to add into the chili sauce.