Hainanese Chicken Rice: My Best Recipe

They say, "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

My husband's favorite meal is Hainanese chicken served with Hainanese chicken rice, a well-known dish in Malaysia and Singapore. I tried learning how to cook this meal for him. I watched a lot of videos on youtube and read a lot of recipes online. After numerous experiments, here is the recipe that worked for us.

Ingredients

Hainanese chicken

3 pieces chicken quarters
4-inch piece of ginger, sliced
Salt
2 stalks of scallions
Water
2 pieces chicken broth cubes
Garlic chives
Sesame oil

Hainanese Chicken Rice
Sesame oil
Chicken fat
3 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp of ginger
4 cups of rice, washed
5-6 cups chicken broth
Cucumber (for garnish)

Sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
½ cup chicken broth
1 tbsp seasoning

The format for this video takes inspiration from her 86m2 . I love watching her videos as aside from being a visual feast, they keep reminding me to take things slow. I hope you enjoy watching it.

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