Traditional Hainanese Chicken™

English

Serves 10

Ingredients
Chicken (1 ½ kg) – 1 each
Ginger (lightly pounded) – 1 piece (150 grams)
Garlic (whole, unpeeled) – 2 bulbs
Sesame oil – 5 table spoons
Salt – 2 table spoons

Steps

1. Rinse whole chicken. Remove the chicken fats in the stomach and set aside for cooking Chicken Rice (refer to “Traditional Hainanese Chicken Rice™” recipe);
2. Stuff Ginger and Garlic into stomach;
3. Boil whole pot of water, put chicken into the pot;
4. When water next boils, turn to very, very small fire, cover with lid (leave a small gap). Boil for 20 minutes;
5. Turn off fire, cover wok tightly with the lid and keep chicken in pot for another 10 minutes.
6. Remove chicken, set aside on a big plate;
7. While chicken is still warm, rub salt all over the chicken including stomach.
8. When cooled, apply sesame oil onto chicken;
9. Chop chicken into bite sizes;
10. Garnish with slices of tomato and cucumbers on the side of the plate;
11. Serve with Chicken Rice, Ginger Dipping Sauce and chili Dipping Sauce (refer to “Traditional Hainanese Chicken Rice™” recipe).