One Pot Hainanese Chicken Thighs (Cơm Gà Hải Nam)
Easy One Pot Hainanese Chicken Thighs that is full of authentic flavors and juicy textures.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs with skin
- 2 cups unsalted chicken broth
- 1 ½ cups Jasmine white rice
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 0.50 oz ginger peeled & sliced
- 2 green onions
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- salt
Scallion Sauce
- ½ cup chopped scallions
- ¼ cup canola, vegetable or peanut oil
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 4 garlic cloves minced
Sesame Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp lime
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1-2 Thai peppers
Instructions
Hainaniese Chicken
- Wash/clean and rinse the rice at least twice until the water runs clear & set aside until ready to cook. Clean and trim the fat off the chicken thighs. Coat both sides of the chicken thighs with salt.
- Heat a non-stick pan to medium. Add oil and wait for 1 minute. Add rice and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until it becomes lightly toasted. Add the garlic and cook for and additional 30 seconds. Slowly pour in the chicken broth. Then, turn up the heat to high and bring to a simmer.
- Add chicken thighs (skin side up), ginger, green onions to the pan.
- Cover with a lid & reduce the heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes (rice should be tender, not soggy and liquid should be fully absorbed). Turn off the heat and let rest with lid on for another 10 minutes.
- Remove lid: discard ginger & green onions. Place chickens on a plate and cover. Mix the rice and season with salt if needed.
Scallion Garlic Sauce
- Heat the sauce pan to medium-high & add ¼ cup of oil. Wait for 2-3 minutes for the oil to get really hot. Add chopped scallions, ginger & garlic (be careful it's going to be extremely hot). Sauté for 30-45 seconds and remove the pan from the heat source. Season with salt to your liking.
Chili Soy Sauce
- In a small bowl: combine all the ingredients together and mix. Adjust lime, soy sauce, sesame oil, peppers to your liking.