How to Make Hainan Chicken AKA Chicken Rice

[mimituico]

i want to try this.. :) i ate chicken rice for the very first time when we went To SG. by the wat are you the one who cooked this?

[mhtaufiq]

will try this tomoro :D

[gerr0x]

this video seems like michelle phan is teaching me how to cook chicken....

[meabook]

I love Hainan Chicken!

[zazaarmkung]

So Delicious My Grand Mother Cook This For Me :D

[MrMalinq01]

after watchinf your video we endup to the store to get ingredients.after that me n my wife started cooking they way u did. n guess what?? it turns up to so goood and delicious.. it was even tasties than the chicken rice we have it in tn the shop's.. we are thankful for your recipe and your video.. it guided us easily and managed to prepare everything within an hour... thank you so much.. god bless u.

[littlebluedolphin]

Singapore Hainanese chicken rice without the use of pandan (screwpine) leaves?!?! No, that's not chicken rice. & the ingredients that go into the ginger sauce is so worng. My mum & grandma (whose dialect group's Hainanese) can vouch for that.

[skettios13]

Great recipe, chicken was nice and juicy and the sauce was perfect. I thought the skin was little rubbery though, any advice on how to get it softer?

[supaflyb02]

awesome ! thanks for the video. Can't wait to try it out !

btw, you sound awfully like make up guru, Michelle Phan O_o

just saying.... XD

[PikachuHunter]

mini epicmealtime

[joy1ess]

i didn't realize chicken rice uses THIS much salt .. wow

[MahoroSu]

is it me or does that chicken have a long neck... almost like a duck...

[sritre]

Thanks for sharing this delicious hainam chicken. I tried it, it was not easy but I successfully made it. My husband (American) loves it and comment it is ..... so yummy and delicious. I added 1 tbs of sesame oil in my sauce, it tastes very good.

[Queenish7]

Your background music is what i've been playing for the past month!! I love it!!

[jlkklo15]

o it's singapore dish

[jlkklo15]

is it a thai or philipino dish?????? it looks so yummy

[Solitude075]

LOL we got the same rice cooker. AHAHA

[babyflyoO]

i made it a few times by now always refering to your vid. 1st. it's yummy! thank you and grandma :)

[shadeofme12]

where is the kecap manis?

[wenarto]

great and thank you!!!!!

[lochinus]

Tq for showing this video.  It truly helps!

The only thing: Chicken is way overcooked & the cutting skill needs to improved!

[wslwerewolf]

great video uptill now the most informative then the other chicken rice videos I have seen.

[merrywong]

thx u for recipe. i try ur way n succesfull :)

[Zzyzxis]

Your grandma has the same rice cooker as our family! :D

[88Christianson]

i think i made the sauce wrong, it tasted sweet, sour, and garlicy .. it was pretty good tho.

[akcanada1]

I agree with silontes's commment. I cooked my hainanese chicken just the way he mentioned here. I find that the chicken texture is much better looking and taste very tender and nicer. Try this !

[trammy172]

yummm

[silontes]

One question, shouldn't you dunk the chicken in an ice bath right away after cooking the chicken so it forms a gelatinous layer underneath the skin?

[90bjsm]

ur voice is very sweet =)

[PiikachuPLUR]

Kaskade [:

[msleehom]

why did u add on hot water instead of the broth into the rice..? i thiink it ruins the concentartion of the stock.

[mshybiscus]

@msleehom Yes, but we add hot water in case we don't have enough stock.

[3stch3r]

can u deep fry it after boiling?

[mshybiscus]

@3stch3r I wouldn't, as water and hot oil can be dangerous!

[altanotte]

I grew up in Malaysia and ate this dish frequently. It is sold by Chinese hawkers who specialize in preparing this dish. I tried to make it here in the US; however, supermarket, frozen chicken cannot replicate the taste and texture of fresh chicken in this dish.

[cherrieksy]

this recipe is so good! I tried it and my boyfriend loves it. I'm from malaysia and I miss the chicken rice so much. The chicken rice here in Australia is 15 dollars per plate and it doesn't taste as good!! Thanks!!!

[contactanthony]

searing the garlic before ginger is a wrong move, as it takes longer for ginger to release its flavor than garlic also garlic is easy to burn.

[Thetrollmaster2000]

I prefer the chicken to be roasted.

[ipekatomang]

ok, just a question, i dun hv the luxury of time to go to wet market to get a fresh chicken , so im thinking to go ahead with cold supermarket chicken instead.

how much worse can it actually be ?

[mshybiscus]

@ipekatomang We buy ours fresh from the supermarket!

[Collisionsolutionz]

Your chicken looked.to dark yuk I think you over boiled.it.

[mshybiscus]

@Collisionsolutionz Might be the camera/lighting.

[Caligh1986]

Oh dear... i've been wanting this!!!... my mates in melbourne loves me for this recipe.... esp the chics..... thanx a million.... :D

[inmisekona]

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[nostresstoday]

I have been to Hainan and have ate this chicken. Yummy.

[tea4al]

I think i was watching a travel channel show and they went to singapore to try the chicken rice and one of the chefs had put lemon grass when boiling the chicken and making its broth. do you think that would be good? XD

[mshybiscus]

@tea4al hmm I'd like to try it!

[CanadianIdolFan]

Oh, I also like the chicken plain served with the ginger and scallion dip, but I think that is a different but similar dish (white cut chicken). The dip is made by pouring hot oil on a mixture of salt and very finely minced ginger and scallions.

[mshybiscus]

@CanadianIdolFan Oo I love that dip! We didn't make it while I was filming but its my favorite dip to eat it with! We use minced ginger slightly fried in shallot oil with chicken broth and salt I think...

[jayxunned]

@CanadianIdolFan add mince ginger and mince garlic ,sugar, some salt, some chilli sauce/chopped red chilli with some green lime squeeze into it, then mix it or blend it for better result. It taste much better :)

[mshybiscus]

@CanadianIdolFan Yumm sounds good!

[CanadianIdolFan]

Great video! I love this dish and all the variations. I make it for myself simply cooking two chicken legs. My mom uses a very large pot of water - enough to submerge the chicken and turns off the heat completely. The heat from the water is enough to cook the chicken, but not the bones. This is not for the faint of heart! My friend flavours the water with the stems from the cilantro, slices of ginger and a star anise.

[proofreader81]

I love you grandma. I'm gonna try to cook this tonight. Ty for sharing this vid with us :)

[MrAlvinSinfulSong]

Chicken RICE + Chicken RICE CHILI ROCKS

[aussiedownunderman]

your grandma is awesome :)

[mshybiscus]

@aussiedownunderman she is!!

[123jean1000]

thnx to you ............. i been able 2make this niceeeeee chicks rice

[tonywanders]

I lived in Singapore for like 10 over years and when I moved to Toronto it was very difficult for me to get chicken rice like in Singapore and the only place I know that had it was liek 7 bucks for a dish which was very ex compare to singpore 3.50 per dish. So a big thanks you for this video as I managed to make my own chicken rice. :)

[mshybiscus]

@tonywanders Yes, I live in Singapore now and it's addictive!

[cassandrasoocy]

@tonywanders The chicken should be cook for a short while & then off the fire keep it cooking for another 10-20 mins depend on the size of chicken then take out deep into cold water! The rice is cook correctly you can use the chicken fat/ butter instead of oil to stir fried the garlic & ginger. Chili bland with garlic add a little lime juice ADD chicken STOCK for chili sauce. Ginger bland with a little garlic & sauteed it for ginger sauce! well done Yuki! just to add some improvement!

[mshybiscus]

@cassandrasoocy thanks!

[123jean1000]

thnx to you ..... i already make my very own chicken rice from ur recipe

[besame1225]

I love the way u made. I think it really good. I can't way to make it thanks

[jasluvtian]

the vietnamese version is the same, only they would add a little turmeric powder to make the rice golden. The sause is different. Vietnamese use light fish sause with garlic and ginger....

[mshybiscus]

@jasluvtian mmm I'd be interested to learn the difference!

[kolthida]

i tried it yesterday, i like it a lot ..thanks :D

[phoenix001120]

it's like the philippine verison of arozcaldo.

we cook the garlic ang ginger first then add the cooked chicken then the broth. add the rice till cooked and put the fish sauce and ground pepper to taste. garnish with onion spring.

[bbqwoony]

i didn't know michelle pham could cook!

[xxslants]

@bbqwoony hahahahaha that comment is so funny

[Virusgal5500]

it would be better to add more chilli in the sauce

[thearaban]

LOL, this is like a Michelle Phan video, but for cooking hainan chicken and rice

i found out about this from Anthony Bourdain's No Reservation

[Ramadog]

Hi I made the chicken rice the other day and it came out great. I actually put two tablespoons of butter for two cups of rice and it came out brilliant. I then added the chicken broth to the rice (might use less water to boil the chicken next time to make sure more fat per unit volume of water as I had to throw away some chicken broth). I do not get e3choys explanation on how you extracted chicken fat from the chicken. Would be great if you could clarify

[erisingson]

when ya cooking the chicken broth.. did u put water onto the pan together with chicken broth.. is it just the chicken broth u had ?? coz it looks like water was also added together wit it ..

[mshybiscus]

@erisingson We added more water to the chicken broth because we didn't have enough chicken broth! If you have enough broth in the first place then you don't need to add water. Otherwise, the rice will come out too hard if it doesn't have enough liquid to soak up.

[Ramadog]

Also I read somewhere that it tastes better with more chicken fat mixed into the rice ( I know this is unhealthy but I will try using butter as a substitute as I cannot find chicken fat in the supermarkets here)

[e3choy]

@Ramadog

Normally I collect the chicken fat from the lower abdoment of the chicken and fried ithe fat with no oil in a non stick frying pan under medium heat. The fat will produce the oil.

[mshybiscus]

@Ramadog We steam the chicken and then use the chicken broth (which has chicken fat) to steam the rice. Therefore, the rice will have this amazing taste of chicken broth.

[Ramadog]

Thank you. Looks very simple. I also used to live in Singapore and I am going to try this but with chicken thighs and not a whole chicken and see what happens. Also I am indian and I like spicy food so I really like the chilli sauce that came with the chicken rice. I will try to find the ingredients for that sauce elsewhere but it is probably pretty much the same as the one you made.

[wmj731987]

what is the song in your background? your recipe looks great ;)

[mshybiscus]

@wmj731987 Empty Streets by Late Night Alumni =)

[brattybaby]

thank you!! i'll try this tomorrow! :)

[hotterThanU101]

are u single? i wouldnt mind marrying u to have chicken rice everyday; its that good!!

[thatsamiam]

it's even better if you dunk the chicken in ice water after cooking

[mshybiscus]

Ooohh! I never even thought about that! Thanks!

[e3choy]

@thatsamiam

The hot and cold effect makes the chicken meat more tender. Should do it a few time (3 to 4 times). Also missing in your frying process of the rice. You should first extract the chicken oil from the chicken fat under the abdoment and use it to fried the garlic , ginger and lemon grass (missing in your receipe). Then add in the rice when the mixture is pungent.

[jonjayCA]

Thank You...

[jonjayCA]

Your films on food are very good you have talent!

[robineiko]

Great "how to", Kris! Now, how about inviting us over for dinner?

[godspeed18]

nice!! love chicken rice!