Hainanese Chicken Rice

Adapted by Kyle Libramonte
Prep Time: 15 m. • Cook Time: 20-25 m.
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients:
Chicken:
- 4 Boneless Chicken Thighs - Skin On, about 24 - 30 Oz (2 lbs), can buy whole thighs and debone before cooking process
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Pinch Ground White Pepper
Rice:
- 1 ½ cups Jasmine or Short Grain Rice (sashed)
- 2 Tbsp of Neutral Oil (Canola or Vegetable)
- 4 Scallions or Green Onion Stalks, finely chopped or Chiffonade style cut
- 4 Cloves Garlic (1 Tbsp), finely minced
- 1 Tbsp of Ginger, finely minced
Sauce:
- 2 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- Leftover Sautéed Garlic, Gingers Scallions from earlier step
- Optional: Finely Minced Chilis
Directions:
- Preheat the Claypot Cooker using the Sear/Sauté Mode on Low for about 10 minutes.
- Pour the neutral oil and sear the chicken skin side down until golden brown/crispy, set aside afterwards.
- With the residual oil, cook the scallions, garlic, and ginger until fragrant. Be careful not to burn your aromatics.
- Scoop out about ½ of the aromatics to use later for the sauce.
- Add washed & drained rice into the Claypot and cook until a slight color change occurs, about 30 seconds, and let the aromatics incorporate with the rice.
- Add 2 Cups of water and a ¼ teaspoon of salt and mix around until everything is even and flat
- Place the seared chicken on top of the rice, and set the Claypot Cooker to the White Rice Mode and cover with the lid.
- Check after 10-15 minutes, depending on your desired rice consistency.
- Pour Light Soy Sauce, Fresh Lime Juice, Sesame Oil, and optional chiles into the set aside aromatics and mix for the sauce.
- Serve the sauce over the chicken over the rice and enjoy!

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