We’re continuing our support for AAPI month with a favorite meal of mine, Hainan Chicken and Rice!

$5 of every purchase goes to support AAPI Women Lead - an organization that aims to strengthen the progressive political and social platforms of Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the US through the leadership of self-identified AAPI women and girls.

Most every culture has a comforting chicken and rice dish — this is the kind I grew up on and what reminds me most of home. Some of you might be very familiar with this fragrant poached chicken with ginger-scallion relish while for others, this may be a new exciting dish you’re interested to learn! Hainan chicken and rice is widely popular in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and many other parts of South East Asia.

This dish usually requires a whole chicken and several hours to make but for the purpose of this 1 hour class, I have made several modifications so you can enjoy Hainan chicken quickly at home any day of the week! For this demonstration, I’ll be teaching you how to properly poach chicken breast, make the fragrant rice, ginger-scallion relish, sweet soy sauce, cucumber salad, and a cozy side of broth to round out the meal.

Please read all the details thoroughly and have all equipment & ingredients below prepped and measured before the live stream begins.

If you have a rice cooker, I recommend using that. No problem if you don’t - we’ll walk through the stove-top method as well!

This dish has a lot of components, so make sure your workspace is ready!

I will demonstrate cooking techniques, proper storage, and save some time for some Q/A together!

But don't worry, the session will be recorded so you have the option to cook at your own pace, rewatch, or just sit back, relax, take notes, and learn something new!

2 to 3 pounds boneless or rib-on chicken breast or boneless chicken thigh (Skin on or off is personal preference. I will be demoing with 2-3 large, skin on, rib-on chicken breasts, almost a pound each; if using bone-in chicken thighs, it will take significantly longer to cook which I will discuss, but use at your own discretion)

1 bunch scallions, remove root, cut whites from green tops (reserve green tops for scallion sauce), cut whites into 2” tubes

Pro Tip: Use a microplane to grate ginger and garlic. It will be much easier!

For the Aromatic Rice (rice cooker is highly recommended! will demo):

2 cup raw jasmine rice, rinse and drain well

2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 6 cloves)

¼ cup shallots, fine mince (about 1 medium shallot)

For the Ginger-Scallion Sauce (will demo):

1-inch knob ginger, peeled and grated (yields about 1.5 to 2 tablespoons)

½ cup scallions, fine chopped, green parts only (1 cup of greens from scallions was remaining from 1 bunch)

¼ cup neutral oil such as grapeseed, canola or vegetable oil

2 tablespoons dark soy sauce (gluten free: sub tamari)

1 tablespoon regular soy sauce (gluten free: sub tamari)

For the Cucumber Salad (will demo, but you can mix all together to get ahead):

1 english cucumber or 3 to 4 smaller persian cucumbers, slice thinly on mandolin or by hand with a knife, or smash!

2 tablespoons or handful cilantro, chopped

2 tablespoons rice vinegar or black vinegar

1 to 2 teaspoon chili oil or chili crunch (optional)
Can mix all of the above together before class and refrigerate.

Your favorite asian hot sauce like sriracha, chili crunch, sambal

Large pot with lid x 1 (chicken and broth)

Rice cooker highly highly recommended or Medium sauce pot with lid x 1 (rice)

Microplane or grater, optional but highly recommended x 1 (ginger and garlic)

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Hainan Chicken and Rice (Live Proceeds Supported AAPI Women Lead)