Hainanese Chicken Rice

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 4-inch piece ginger, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 scallions
• 10 cups water
• 2 cups jasmine rice
• 2 tbsp chicken fat, reserved from poaching
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp ginger, minced, for sauce
• 2 red chilies, minced, for chili sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice

Instructions

1. 1Stuff the chicken cavity with ginger, garlic, and scallions, then lower it into a pot of boiling water.
2. 2Reduce heat and poach gently for 35-40 minutes until just cooked through, then plunge into an ice bath to firm the skin.
3. 3Reserve the poaching liquid as stock and skim off the fat from the top.
4. 4Sauté rice in the reserved chicken fat with a little garlic, then cook the rice in the reserved chicken stock instead of water.
5. 5Chop the cooled chicken into pieces and arrange over sliced cucumber.
6. 6Whisk soy sauce and sesame oil for a simple dipping sauce, and blend minced ginger and chilies with lime juice for two more condiments.
7. 7Serve the chicken with the fragrant rice, a bowl of the poaching broth, and all three dipping sauces.

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