Hainanese Chicken and Rice Com Ga Hai Nam

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable and has a neutral flavor.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Liquid aminos provide a similar flavor profile.

chili sauce

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Hot sauce is often less expensive and adds heat.

Give chicken a rub with kosher salt to exfoliate the skin.

Soak chicken in cold salt water for 30 minutes.

Drain and rinse.

Pour boiling hot water on chicken to tighten skin.

In a large pot add chicken, onion and ginger.

Bring to boil over medium high heat, loosely covered.

Add 1 Tbs of salt.

Once boiling remove lid and simmer on low setting for 20-30 minutes.

Once chicken is cooked remove and rub a little sesame oil over chicken.

Cover and let cool about 30 minutes.

Cut chicken and put any bones back into pot.

Simmer for another 30-min - 1 hr.

Reserve some broth for the rice and sauce.

Strain and reserve the rest of the broth for soup.

Rinse and clean rice ahead of time.

In a skillet add 1 Tbs cooking oil over medium high heat.

Sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant 30 seconds.

Add rice and sauté until rice is white and no longer translucent.

Add 1/2 tsp of salt.

Transfer to rice cooker and add in chicken stock.

Cook as usual.

Combine all ingredients for each sauce and mix.

For the broth, bring to boil, add 1-2 tsp of salt to taste, add pepper to taste, add in green onions or cilantro.

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