Hainanese Chicken Rice

Ingredients:
1 Whole Chicken

3 cloves garlic ~ blend

2 stalks spring onion ~ blend

2.5cm ginger ~ blend

2 tsp salt

Ingredients for Rice:

3 cup rice

5 cloves garlic ~ minced

8 shallots ~ minced

1 small ginger ~ smashed

1 screwpine leave ~ tied knot

1 tsp salt

4 tbsp cooking oil

Ingredients for Chilies sauce:

8-10 fresh red chilies - beseeded

4 chilies padi (red bird's eye) - Optional

6 clove garlic

6 shallots

2-3” ginger

5 tbsp (8-10 limes) freshly squeezed Kalamasi lime juice

2 tbsp white rice vinegar

1 tsp cooking rice wine (Optional)

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp sugar

Directions:

1. First wash the rice then place the rice onto colander to dry.
2. Wash the chicken & remove excess fat.  Stuff chicken with blended ingredients.
3. Bring enough water to boil in a large pot.  Once boiled, put the whole piece of chicken & cook over low heat for about 30 minutes.  Remove the chicken & immerse it into another pot of cold water for about 5 minutes.  Drain & brush chicken with 1tbsp of sesame oil, 1tbsp of light soy sauce & 1 tsp of salt.  Cut into bite-sized pieces & serve with rice.
4. Heat 4 tbsp oil over medium heat; add minced garlic, shallots, ginger & salt.  Fry till fragrant.   Then add the rice grain & stir-fry for about 2-3 minutes.  Transfer to a rice cooker & add the chicken broth from the boiled chicken together with screwpine leaves.
5. While the rice is cooking, prepare the chilies sauce.  Add all the ingredients in blender or food processor, and gives a good whiz till the ingredients are well blended.
6. Finally, garnish the chicken with the coriander leaves, spring onion & cucumber.  Serve together with chicken rice, chilies sauces, dark soy sauce & garlic ginger paste.
7. TIP: Serve with light soy sauce if desired. Dilute with water or lemon juice if the chilli sauce is too thick upon serving. Stock can be added to make it tasty.