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Hainanese Chicken Rice
Photo: Lily Banse

Hainanese Chicken Rice

33 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

742
Calories
41g
Protein
19g
Fat
104g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 19 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • For Chicken:
  • one whole chicken
  • salt
  • spring onion
  • pandan leaves
  • ginger
  • For Rice:
  • ginger
  • garlics
  • cinammon
  • cloves
  • star anise
  • chicken broth
  • pandan leaves
  • salt
  • Garnish:
  • light soya sauce
  • sesame oil
  • cucumber
  • tomatoes (optional)
  • coriander (optional)
  • lettuce (optional)
  • pineapple (optional)
  • Chili sauce:
  • fresh chillies
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • vinegar
  • fish sauce
  • sugar
  • sweet soya sauce (ready as it is)
  • =

Directions

1

Boil water with spring onion, ginger and pandan leaves, put in chicken and cook till done, do not over cook. briefly dip in cold water and set aside to cool. Keep broth heated.

2

Wash rice and drain. Finely shred ginger and garlic, fry in oil with cloves, cinammon and star anise till fragrant, add in rice and fry for several minutes. Transfer into rice cooker, add chicken broth, pinch of salt, pandan leaves and start cooking.

3

Put all chili sauce ingredient in a mixer and grind till fine.

4

Slice and arrange tomatoes and cucumbers on a big plate, cut chicken into small pieces and put on top. Splash some light soya sauce and sesame oil over, throw a bunch of coriander on top. Next, Put broth in a bowl with lettuce, get ready chili sauce and sweet soya sauce. Serve rice on a plate with spoon and folk.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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