Hainan Chicken rice

YOU WILL NEED :
3 very fresh chicken breast
1 tbsp light soy sauce

6 slices fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, slightly bruised
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp light soy sauce
½ tsp salt



Chicken Stock

Chicken bones, such as whole chicken carcass, or a kilo of chicken wings or legs
3 pieces of ginger
2 garlic

Chicken Rice

3 cups long grain rice
2 tbsp chicken
2-3cm ginger, grated
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped very finely or grated
1-2 tsp salt (to taste)
3 ½ cups chicken stock
Chilli Sauce

10 fresh red chillies, seeds removed
1-2 cloves garlic
Juice from kaffir limes to taste
Salt & sugar  to taste

Chicken Soup

Chicken stock (from the boiled chicken)
Chopped shallots or small amount of chopped cabbage
1-2 cloves garlic
2-3cm ginger, grated
salt and sugar to taste

Preparation

Bring a pot of water to the boil, the pot being large enough to fit the  chicken.

boils the chicken , turn heat off once chicken is tender.make sure the chicken cooks inside as well as outside.  Leave the chicken to stand in the water for one hour.then  lift up the chicken, drain the water from chicken . remove chicken then cut into bite-sized pieces.

For chicken stock, add extra chicken bones or pieces, three slices of ginger and garlic to the water in which the chicken was cooked. Boil for one to two hours until stock has a strong chicken flavour. Discard chicken bones/pieces and strain the stock through a muslin cloth.

 For chicken soup, ladle a small amount of hot strained stock into serving bowls. Add finely chopped garlic. If serving with cabbage, you will need to cook the cabbage in the stock for a short while before serving

For chicken rice, wash the rice and drain well (the more water in the rice, the less chicken flavour! Some recommend drying the rice in a tea towel). In a wok, put oil  and then add the ginger and garlic and fry well.

 Add the rice and salt and stir fry briskly for about 1-2 minutes. Transfer rice into an electric rice cooker or pot. Add in chicken stock . Follow normal instructions for cooking rice.

For chilli sauce, roughly chop chillies, garlic and ginger and then blend in a food processor. Add , lime juice and salt to taste. Will keep in covered container in the refrigerator for a few days, but is best served fresh.