IIt was on our trip to Singapore that I realized something very important: Hainanese Chicken and Rice is hands down my favorite chicken and rice dish—no matter the country, no contest.
This iconic Singaporean meal is simple, satisfying, comforting, and absolutely packed with flavor. Perfectly poached chicken, fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, and a trio of sauces that take it all to the next level.
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00:00 Intro
1:44 Deboning & Trimming Chicken
2:45 Seasoning
2:58 Rinsing Rice
3:31 Adding Ingredients to Rice Cooker
4:01 Cooking Instructions
4:28 Frying Ginger & Adding Green Onion
5:03 Seasoning Topping
5:30 The Reveal
6:18 Serving
7:15 First Bite & Knife Winner
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Amazing!
Joe from Germany
Sam, it's not that I didn't believe you when you said we'd want to put that sauce on everything. But I did not expect it to be so literally true. I want a gallon of it in my fridge at all times.
This has been one of my favorites… so easy, and that ginger green onion sauce!!!!
Can’t wait to try this. I’ve been looking for a recipe for this, and this looks like the best
I love your chicken and rice recipes! You have made me fall in love with cooking again! Thanks for being real and not feeling like you have to sensor yourself. Cathy
That chicken and rice dish looks incredible! Can't wait to try it!
Watch every video and try as much dishes as possible keep up all the good content
Does the chicken cook all the way using the rice cooker? If it does, Wow! I didn't know that. thanks Sam for the great Idea! 😁
Pretty darned tasty. Moist gingery rice. The sauce is special.
FYI, this is the quick and easy version. I've made this a few times from other creators.
It's OK if you have only 30 minutes to whip up something.
But it's not the best you'll ever have.
This recipe (below) is the full McCoy – I'd even say it's the pinnacle of HCR recipes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r9AzbI19w4
Blasphemy using a metal spoon in a rice cooker. Plastic or wood paddle ! Why ruin the rice cooker pot
Make pad thai
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might be a chicken and rice but it is not Hainanese chicken rice.it is most definitely not done in a rice cooker.
This is too easy to not try it.
Cheapest way to eat in Singapore is at hawker stalls. Cheaper than making meals yourself at home.
I can live off rice and chicken
Gonna make this tonight
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Sam what kind of rice cooker do you have? We want to make this in our rice cooker but not sure if we can cook meat in it…??
What if you use possum instead of chicken?
What’s your recommendation of a brand name rice cooker?
Doesn't anybody know how to use a normal cooking pot anymore?
What oil did you use????? What's neutral oil
Am I the only one that thinks boiled chicken skin is disgusting ?
Made this. Divine.
Can I make this in my insta pot on the rice setting instead of a proper rice cooker?
I'm sure it's very good, but I am sorry … that's not the best chicken rice 'ever'. Chicken is a little too overcooked and the rice is soggy …
you should add pandan leaves too
This recipe is easy and great! Have been making it regularly since viewing this.
Would love to see you make banh xeo, com tam, bun cha, bun thit nuong, etc.
I’m trying this tonight !
Do it sous vide, single portion per bag.
Very dorm friendly
my feedback: scaled all ingredients up.
my rice cooker and appetite is big. plus this dish as leftovers is delicious
wash rice in the rice cooker pot, no need to dirty extra dishes and it’s going in there anyway
buy boneless thighs if really short on time. i dont debone meat as fast as Sam so this step probably took the longest prep time. downside is no bones for broth but perhaps i should debone meat more often to skill up/be faster
bonus tip: for mincing ginger used in sauce i peel ginger with a spoon, cut them into large chunks then SMASH with chinese cleaver. its so much easier to mince this way
cooked it tonight it was very good and easy, thanks Sam the man
This was good. The sauce by far was the best part. We didn’t have chicken thigh so I took a chance with boneless breast. Not bad, not dry. I think a little more liquid is appropriate as some of the rice was slightly burnt. I used jasmine rice with a 1:1 ratio with stock as directed, but when I make the same rice on its own it’s 1.5 parts liquid to 1 part rice. Maybe it’s the rice, maybe it’s the cooker, but for me I would up the liquid if I made this again.
Made this tonight! My husband said BEST CHICKEN AND RICE HE’S EVER HAD. Total success! I’m so grateful for you!
Ive always wanted to cook this
Day 8 of commenting until you chose me to win the knife
Think a Crock Pot can work?
Love to see an inspired Adobo recipe 😀
whoever edits your videos, i think he fell asleep with his thumb on the red saturation hue.
Any opinions on cooking the chicken skin side down to crisp it up and then putting it in the cooker skin up?
Need that knife
Gonna do this in an instanpot
Whenever I try finding other recipes from other Youtube channels I always seem to come back to this channel. Sam thanks for the delicious recipes. Maybe more shell fish recipes like lobster 🦞
I WILL be trying this recipe out, I've tried many CNR recipes and none of them impress me. Hope this one does.