Chicken Rice

Recipe by: Amy Beh (http://kuali.com/recipes/viewrecipe.asp?r=2052)

Prep Time: 40 min
Cook Time: 50 min
Serving Size: 4

Tools: Blender, rice cooker, pot, saucepan

Ingredients:
For the rice:
3 cups (600g) Thai fragrant long grain rice
2 tbsp chicken skin with fat
2 tbsp water
2cm piece ginger, lightly smashed
2 cloves garlic, lightly smashed
1–2 tsp salt or to taste
3½ cups or enough reserved chicken stock (or water with 1 tbsp chicken stock powder added to it)
2 pandan or screwpine leaves, shredded and knotted

Pak Cham Kai (Chicken steeped in stock):
1 whole chicken
Enough water (for boiling)
1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, crushed
4–5 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly smashed
1 tsp salt

Chilli garlic sauce for dipping:
10 fresh red chillies
2cm piece ginger
4 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp salt
Juice of 2 calamansi limes
2 tbsp reserved chicken stock

Ginger sauce for dipping:
75g ginger
6 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp salt
Juice of 2 calamansi limes
2 tbsp preserved chicken stock
Light soya sauce for chicken
1½ tbsp garlic oil
1½ tsp sesame oil
5 tbsp light soy sauce
1½ tbsp sugar or to taste
3 tbsp water

Garnishing:
Fresh coriander leaves
Sliced spring onion
Sliced cucumber

Steps:

1. To prepare the rice, wash it in several changes of water until the water runs clean and clear.
2. Heat wok and add chicken fat and 2 tablespoons water. Bring to a low simmering boil until oil is released from the fat.
3. Add ginger, garlic and fry well. Remove and discard the chicken fat then add in rice and salt to mix. Stir fry briskly for 1–2 minutes.
4. Transfer all the ingredients into an electric rice pot.
5. Add water or chicken stock and pandan leaves. Cook until rice turns dry and fluffy. Stir through just before serving.
6. To prepare the chicken, bring enough water to boil in a large pot. Put the chicken into the pot. Lower the heat and cook for 10–15 minutes uncovered. Turn off the flame and cover the pot. Allow the chicken to cook for 20–25 minutes.
7. Remove the chicken from the pot and immerse it in a basin of cold water for 5–6 minutes.
8. Next, take the chicken out of the basin of cold water and drain on a colander to dip dry before cutting up into serving pieces.
   
9. Arrange in a serving plate and garnish with spring onion and coriander leaves and cucumber slices.
10. To prepare the chilli garlic sauce, blend all sauce ingredients in an electric blender.Adjust seasoning by adding salt and sugar to taste. Use immediately or store in a sealed jar until required.
11. For the ginger sauce, combine all the ingredients in an electric blender and whiz. Serve immediately or store in a sealed jar until required.
12. Next, combine all ingredients for the light soy sauce in a small saucepan. Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves then set aside to cool before use.

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I decided to modify the above recipe due to my hunger one evening.

Recipe by: SH

Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Serving Size: 2

Tools: Blender, rice cooker with steamer tray, saucepan

Ingredients:
For the rice:
3 cups of jasmine rice
*3 cups of chicken stock
1" piece ginger, lightly smashed
1 tbs of minced garlic
2 tbs of fried shallots

For the chicken:
2 pieces chicken breast; cut into 2" slices
1/4 cup of light soy sauce
2 tbs of minced garlic
2 stalks of green onion

Chilli sauce for dipping:
1 tbs of sambal oelek
1 big lime
4 tbs of water

Ginger/Soy sauce for dipping:
2" piece ginger
4 tbs of minced garlic
4 tbs of light soy sauce
1/4 cup of sesame oil
1½ tbsp sugar
2 cups of chicken stock

Garnishing:
1 stalk of green onion

Steps:

1. Cut green onions into 2" parts and use it to marinade chicken along with light soy sauce and garlic for 10 min.
2. Dissolve 3 chicken bouillon cubes in 5 cups of boiling water to prepare chicken stock.
   
3. Wash rice.
4. Add all ingredients for rice in the rice cooker and stir well.
5. Drain all juice from chicken marinade.
6. Arrange chicken pieces into steamer tray (comes with rice cooker).
7. Start cooking rice and chicken together in rice cooker.
   
8. For chili sauce, mix all the ingredients together and stir well.
   
9. For ginger sauce, blender ginger and garlic. Use chicken stock for better blending.
10. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring mixture to a boil.
11. Garnish and serve.
    
12. Chow time!