08/10/2017
Meal of the day : Hainanese Chicken.
Ingredients required
1 large chicken
1 large onion (chop into 4 quarters)
2 stalks of scallions (chop into 10cm length)
2-3 stalks of coriander (including the roots)
1 large garlic (peeled)
6 slices of ginger
Salt & Sugar
Sesame oil
Light soya sauce
Water
Equipment required
1 large pot for hot water
1 large pot for ice water
1 S hook or a long chopstick
Steps
1. Clean your chicken! Clear out all the inners.
2. Massage the chicken with salt. Inside out!
3. Place all ingredients into the large pot (onion, garlic, coriander, scallions, ginger). You can add in the chicken feet to cook together at this point of time.
4. Ensure you add enough water to cover the chicken when you immerse the chicken. (I've added half a pot of water in)
5. Now let the water boil. (Don't add the chicken in yet)
6. Once you have the soup boiling, use a steel S hook or a long chopstick to support the chicken. Use the soup to rinse the chicken while holding it above the pot.
7. When the chicken skin are turning yellowish all around, place the whole chicken into the pot and let it continue boiling for 5 mins.
8. Off the heat and cover the pot. Let it immerse in the hot soup for the next 50mins.
9. When 50 mins is up, use a fork to poke into the thigh area, if there is no blood, you can extract the whole chicken out and immerse into the ice water. Take it out after the chicken cools down. (I've placed in the ice water for 1-2mins) **do not leave it in the ice water for too long, the chicken might lose some taste.
10. Time to chop up the chicken
For the sauce, I've made use of the chicken broth, light soya sauce, sesame oil, salt and sugar.