Hainanese chicken is one of the most classic Asian dishes out there but, if you’re doing things the traditional way, it can take a considerable time. Which is a shame on those busy weeknights when you want all the comfort it brings but don’t want to take a huge chunk out of your evening. So how can you enjoy the hawker classic… but make it easier? This one-pot, rice cooker recipe is the answer.
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
35 minutes
SERVES
4
Ingredients
2 cups jasmine rice
2 spring onions (scallions), trimmed, cut in half
3 slices ginger, skin-on
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2½ cups chicken stock
4 chicken drumsticks
4 small skin-on boneless chicken thigh fillets
sambal oelek, to serve
sliced cucumber, to serve
Spring onion sauce:
1 cup finely sliced spring onions (scallions)
1 tsp sea salt
4 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp sesame oil
Steps
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Place the rice, spring onion, ginger, garlic and chicken stock in the bowl of a rice cooker. Nestle the chicken pieces into the rice. Close the lid and select the Automatic setting on the rice cooker, then press Start. Leave until the rice cooker automatic function finishes and the rice and chicken are cooked through.
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For the spring onion sauce, use a mortar and pestle to bruise the spring onion and salt until it forms a rough paste. Place the vegetable oil and sesame oil in a small saucepan over high heat. Heat until a chopstick or wooden spoon placed in to the oil sizzles. Then carefully pour the hot oil over the spring onion paste. Stir until combined. Spoon out into a small serving bowl or dish.
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To serve, transfer the chicken to a chopping board. Slice the thigh pieces. Serve with the rice, spring onion sauce, sambal oelek and cucumber.
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Notes:
– We made this dish using the Panasonic 10-cup Rice & Multi Cooker SR-CN188WST.
– Sambal oelek is a spicy paste made from fresh red chillies. It’s available from the Asian aisle of most supermarkets or from an Asian grocer.
so easy and hands off!
I was skeptical at first; my parents have a Black and Decker Multi Purpose Rice Cooker that has dust on the box. I wasn’t even sure that it still worked. They let me know it was used maybe three times. So off to the Dollar Tree I bought a bag of jasmine rice, and then off to the market and all I could get were boneless skinless thighs for 5.00. Seasoned with a nub of ginger, scallions, cleaned chicken and and bullion powder to season. Dad says it was wonderful. Thank you for this terrific limited hands on receipe. The hardest part was guessing the cooking time
Hainanese Chicken Rice made easy
This is a fast and easy version of this dish. The longest part will be making the spring onion sauce, which I was able to do while cooking the rest of the dish in the rice cooker.
So simple yet delicious
Absolutely loved cooking this receipe. It was full of flavour. I have plenty of left over chicken and would love some tips on how to use it for other quick meals