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Simple version Hainanese Chicken Rice Ingredients:
4 chicken thighs 1 chicken breast (tenderloins removed) Dipping sauce 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 teaspoon garlic
1/2 small carrot, shredded 1 tablespoon sugar 100ml warm water Juice of 1/2 lemon Diced chilli (optional)
Boil the chicken
In a deep saucepan, arrange chicken by placing the thighs at the bottom (rolled up to look nicer after boiling) and breast on top; then add boiling water until it covers the chicken. Bring to the boil again and keep boiling for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stand for at least 2 hours (covered with lid).
Make the rice
Use the chicken stock from the boiled chicken instead of water, add a teaspoon of garlic, salt and cook the rice in rice cooker as usual.
Make the sauce
Combine all ingredients except lemon juice and microwave for 20 seconds; then add lemon juice. Simply adjust to your taste by changing the amount of ingredients used. Add a handful of mint to the sauce before serving. If you happen to have chicken stock left over, simply throw in some seasonal vegetables and make it into a soup to go with the meal. Nita Wong
Sweet Chicken Chilli Cos Canapés
Ingredients 2 bags Cos lettuce 500 g chicken mince ½ tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp minced garlic ½ tsp salt
1 tbsp soya sauce 2 tbsp gin or vodka 3 tbsp of coriander or parsley 3 C crispy noodles Sweet chilli sauce
