Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe

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Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the CHICKEN:
  2. Stuff garlic and ginger in chicken and seal with toothpick.
  3. Blanch chicken.
  4. Boil a pot of water and add salt.
  5. Simmer the chicken for about 20 - 25 minutes or till cooked.
  6. Retain broth for use on rice, chilli sauce and soup.
  7. Plunge chicken in ice water for about 15 minutes or till chicken is no longer hot.
  8. Remove from water and drip dry.
  9. Cut chicken into pieces.
  10. For the RICE:
  11. In a wok, add 2 teaspoon oil, preferably oil from frying chicken skin or the congealed fats you get when you refrigerate your chicken broth. Otherwise, vegetable oil is fine.
  12. Saute ginger and garlic till fragrant.
  13. Add in washed rice and saute till rice is coated well with the oil.
  14. Add salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon is enough).
  15. Stir to mix well.
  16. Pour rice with ginger and garlic to your rice cooker.
  17. Add in broth from chicken you cooked earlier instead of your usual water.
  18. Add in the pandan leaves.
  19. Let your rice cooker do the cooking. ;)
  20. For the CHILLI:
  21. Blend all ingredients together, till smooth.
  22. That's all!
  23. - Add more chilli if you prefer it to be more spicy.
  24. - Add less broth if you prefer it to be thicker.
  25. Additional - SOUP:
  26. A bowl of soup is always served with a plate of Chicken Rice. Just in case, you get choked for eating too fast. Hehehe ...
  27. To make broth more tasty, return the bones from the chicken to broth and continue simmering for another hour. Retain 5 tablespoon of the broth for the Chilli Sauce.
  28. Add salt to taste. Add some shredded lettuce in a bowl and pour soup over it. Serve with the Chicken Rice.
  29. Additional - SAUCE to be drizzle over Chicken:
  30. Made from one part each of light soy and sesame oil to about 4 parts chicken stock.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 609.05 Kcal (2550 kJ)
Calories from fat 312.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.73g 53%
Cholesterol 188.28mg 63%
Sodium 1076.19mg 45%
Potassium 466.45mg 10%
Total Carbs 29.76g 10%
Sugars 0.19g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.89g 8%
Protein 43.16g 86%
Vitamin C 10.7mg 18%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 875.5mg 88%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 211.26 Kcal (885 kJ)
Calories from fat 108.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.05g 53%
Cholesterol 65.31mg 63%
Sodium 373.29mg 45%
Potassium 161.79mg 10%
Total Carbs 10.32g 10%
Sugars 0.07g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 8%
Protein 14.97g 86%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 18%
Iron 0.8mg 13%
Calcium 303.7mg 88%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.7
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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