Hainan Chicken Rice

A) Hainan Chicken

Ingredients :

1 whole chicken cut into 4 parts

3 oz. minced ginger

3 oz. minced shallots

1 oz. minced garlic

1 tsp chinese Five spice powder

4 oz. shaoxing hua tiao cooking wine ( OR other chinese cooking wine )

1 tbsp thick sweet soy sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp honey OR maltosesugar and salt to taste

Method :

1) Marinade the chicken with all the ingredients for 20 minutes, preferably 2 hours.

2) Pan fry the pre-marinated chicken pieces skin down until nicely browned, flip over and pan fry an additional 5 minutes.

3) Cover and broil chicken for 10 minutes OR until cooked.

4) Remove cover, do a taste-test for the juices on the pan, add salt and sugar to taste if necessary.4

) Set chicken aside, let cool and cut the chicken into desired pieces.

5) Keep the sauce on the pan for later use.

B) Chicken RiceIngredients :

3 cups cooked white rice

1 tbsp minced ginger

1 tbsp minced shallots

2 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp chicken base powder ( optional )

1/4 portion of the sauce from the broiled chicken1 tbp sesame oil ( OR butter )

1 pc. screwpine leaf ( optional )

1 tbsp shaoxing hua tiao cooking wine ( OR other cooking wine )

4 oz watersalt to taste

Method :

1) Saute the ingredients until fragrant.

2) Add the cooked rice in, stir fry for 5 minutes.

3) Add water in, mix well, and cover wok or skillet.

4) Set to low heat and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until serving time.

C) Chicken Rice Sauce

The sauce you kept aside after broiling the chicken.

D) Chili Sauce

Ingredients :

5 fresh red chilis

2 oz. garlicsalt and sugar to tastelime juice ( 1/2 a lime )

Method :

1) Blend all the ingredients, then squeeze the lime juice in and mix well.

E) Garnishingcucumber OR tomato slicechopped cilantrosUsing chinese

five spice powder :

Also good for marinating ribs and best in any chinese meat braising recipes.