Say hello to our slow cooker Hainanese-style chicken and rice! Traditionally, this Hainanese recipe is a dish of whole chicken poached in a light garlic and ginger broth, served with rice also cooked in the broth. To make things easier, our Hainanese chicken rice recipe uses chicken Marylands, instead of a whole bird – chicken thighs can be used too – plus, microwave coconut rice.
This recipe comes from one of our slow cooker cookbooks, The Year Round Slow Cooker, $39.99. Available from good book sellers and awwcookbooks.com.au.
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Ingredients
Method
Place green onion, coriander stems, chilli, ginger, garlic, 2 teaspoons of the sesame oil, the sugar and salt in a tall jug. Using a stick blender, blend until smooth.
Place chicken in a 6.5-litre (26-cup) slow cooker and rub with half the green onion paste to coat all over; reserve remaining green onion paste. Add soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and 3 cups (750ml) water to cooker; stir to combine. Cook, covered, on LOW for 3 hours or HIGH for 2 hours.
Stir in lime juice, 1 tablespoon water and remaining sesame oil to reserved green onion paste. Add sugar to taste if needed.
Using a slotted spoon, carefully transfer chicken to a shallow platter. Strain cooking broth through a large sieve lined with paper towel into a large jug.
Serve chicken with green onion sauce, coriander leaves, cucumber, steamed Asian greens, coconut rice, lime wedges and broth on the side.
Serving suggestion
We recommend serving the Hainanese chicken with coriander leaves, cucumber, steamed Asian greens, coconut rice and lime wedges. If you would like to make your own coconut rice, here is a recipe.
Can I freeze the Hainanese chicken rice?
Yes, the Hainanese chicken rice is suitable to freeze.
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