Little Nyonya Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix

Description

Hainanese chicken is one of the popular dishes in Malaysia and Singapore cuisine. You enjoy the silky smooth chicken and unique cooked fragrant rice that are stir fried with shallots, ginger and garlic. The chicken is cooked with boiling water for a few minutes and then submerged in ice water.

However, I am going to cook this dish within 30 minutes, with the simplest strategies and ready-made paste.

I am using the Little Nonya range Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix for this recipe. And as for the chicken, a friend told me to place the chicken in the rice cooker itself or steam the chicken.

Here goes:

Rice:

3 cups
125g Little Nonya Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix
Water – based on the rice cooker
2 pandan leaves (fragrant leaves) – optional – you can get his in your local asian grocer

Chicken:

4 pieces chicken thigh fillet
2 inches ginger – sliced finely
1 branch spring onion – cut into 1-2 inches length
2 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 cucumber – sliced

Method:

Rice  

Measure 3 cups of rice, wash and place into the rice cooker. Add sufficient water up to the 3 cup measurement, followed by 125g (half packet) of Little Nonya Hainanese Chicken Rice Mix to the rice. Stir well and cook. If you can get hold of the pandan leaves, wash and add them to the rice. It just adds a nice aromatic fragrance to the rice.

That’s it. This is one of the simplest ways to cook Hainanese chicken rice! I have had great feedback on the paste. Try it yourself!

Chicken

Method 1 – cook in rice cooker

1. Before cooking the rice, I added the chicken fillet together with the rice in the rice cooker. Once the rice is cooked, the chicken should be cooked as well.
2. Remove the chicken, and slice.
3. Add sesame oil and soy sauce to the chicken.
4. Garnish with spring onion.
5. Serve with cucumber and hot chicken rice.

Method 2 – Steam the chicken

1. Place the chicken on a steam friendly platter, metal plate or heat resistant container.
2. Add soy sauce, ginger and soy sauce to the chicken and steam (on high heat) for 15 minutes.
3. Check at 10 minutes to make sure the chicken is not over-cooked.
4. Once the chicken is cooked, remove and slice.
5. Garnish with spring onion.
6. Serve with cucumber and hot chicken rice.

This is a fun and easy way to serve Hainan Chicken rice. I have great feedback on the paste. Try it yourself!

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