Hainanese Chicken Rice

In Bahasa Indonesia, it's translated as Nasi Ayam Hainan. Hainan Island is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China, located off the southern coast of the country, almost closed to Vietnam. Hainanese Chicken Rice is so well known in South-East Asian region such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. According to Meylinda, in Hainan island itself this chicken rice is not well known.

I combined Hainanese chicken rice of Meylinda and Tabloid Nova. This dish uses lots garlic more than Italian dishes.


Ingredients:
THE CHICKEN DISH:
4 chicken thighs
1375 ml water
50 grams onions
white part of 2 stalks green onions
75 grams lo bok (chinese radish), sliced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
10 grams ginger, crushed
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
3 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
cooking oil
sesame oil for brushing


THE RICE
250 grams long grain rice
100 ml remaining chicken broth from making the CHICKEN DISH
500 ml chicken broth
1 tbsp fish sauce
few drops sesame oil

THE SOUP
500ml chicken broth
1 clove garlic
1/8-1/4 tsp ground white pepper
green part of 2 stalks green onions, chopped
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste

CHILI SAUCE
3-4 tbsp of chicken oil floating on top of chicken broth

Grind the following ( giling halus ) :
2 tbsp chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
2 cloves garlic
1 cm ginger
sugar to taste

Directions:
1. Bring 1375 ml water to a boil. Add onion, white part of green onion, 5 grams crushed ginger and chicken thigh. Bring them a boil at low-medium heat. It's better if you use slow cooker to make this chicken broth. Do not overcook, it will make the chicken fall apart. Add lo bok and cook. Drain. Save 3-4 tbsp of the chicken oil that float on the broth for making chili sauce.
2.Separate the broth into three parts.; 200 ml, 500ml and 500ml (total 1.2 litre ).
3.Stir-fry the garlic & ginger until fragrant, add other the seasonings. Bring to boil.
4. Add chicken, cook 10 minutes until the broth reduced to half.
5. Remove the chicken, set aside. When cool, brush lightly with sesame oil.
6. Save the seasoned broth to make rice with.


THE RICE
1. Bring the seasoned broth to boil.
2. Add rice & 500 ml chicken broth. Mix well.
3. Add fish sauce & salt (only if you need). Cook rice. ( I cooked them in a rice cooker )
4. Add sesame oil. Mix well.


THE SOUP
1. Bring all the ingredients to boil. Add cooked lo bok and serve.


THE CHILI SAUCE
1. Heat the chicken oil/fat in microwave.
2. Pour over the ground mixture. The more you pour in the thinner the chili sauce, up to you. Mix well.