Instant Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice
User Reviews
5
151 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
481 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
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Cuisine
Asian, Chinese, Singaporean
Instant Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice
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Instant Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice features tender chicken legs cooked with aromatics like green onions, shallots, garlic, and ginger, yielding flavorful chicken and stock. The rice is cooked with fragrant jasmine rice and some of the chicken stock, resulting in a savory and fragrant side. The dish includes accompanying sauces like soy, ginger, and chili sauces made from elements of the chicken stock and fresh ingredients. The cooking method uses the Instant Pot to pressure cook the chicken and extract rich flavors efficiently.
Description
The Instant Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe centers around cooking whole chicken legs with a mix of green onions, shallots, garlic, and ginger to build a deeply flavored broth. After pressure cooking, the chicken skin is firmed up using an ice bath, providing a pleasant texture. The broth is filtered and reserved to cook jasmine rice infused with chicken stock and aromatics, creating fragrant and savory rice typical of the dish. Several sauces accompany the meal: a soy-based sauce with Shaoxing wine and sesame oil, a ginger green onion sauce prepared with heated peanut oil, and a chili sauce combining hot sauce, grated ginger, garlic, and lime juice. Additionally, the leftover broth is used to make a light soup served with lettuce or cabbage. These components combine to recreate the balanced textures and flavors characteristic of this traditional dish.
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Ingredients
Hainanese Chicken
- 2 - 4 chicken leg whole
- 3 talks green onions , cut 2 inches long
- 1 shallot , roughly minced
- 6 cloves garlic , roughly minced
- 2 tablespoons ginger , sliced
- 1 ½ cup chicken stock unsalted, or water
- 1 tablespoon salt sea salt
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil (can substitute with olive oil)
Rice
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- ½ cup chicken stock from the pot of chicken legs
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil (can substitute with olive oil)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Hainanese Chicken Soup
- chicken stock remaining
- water
- lettuce or cabbage
- green onions chopped for garnish
Hainanese Chicken Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- ½ tablespoon chicken stock from the pot of chicken legs
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 drops sesame oil
Hainanese Chicken Ginger Sauce
- 1 talk green onions , finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger , grated
- 1 ½ tablespoon peanut oil , heated
- salt to taste
Hainanese Chicken Chili Sauce
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons ginger , grated
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 lime , juiced
- 1 teaspoon chicken stock from the pot of chicken legs
Instructions
- Sauté Green Onions, Shallot, Ginger, Garlic: Heat up pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté). Make sure your pot is as hot as it can be (Instant Pot: wait until the indicator says HOT). Pour 1 tbsp peanut oil in Instant Pot. Add in green onions, minced shallot, minced garlic, and sliced ginger, then sauté for roughly 2 minutes.
- Pressure Cook Chicken Legs: Pour 1 ½ cup of unsalted chicken stock or water in Instant Pot, then deglaze the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add in 1 tbsp sea salt, then mix well. Add all the chicken legs in Instant Pot. Close lid and Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 8 minutes + Full Natural Release (roughly 10 – 15 mins).
- Firm up Chicken Skins: Open the lid and carefully remove the chicken legs from the pot with a pair of kitchen tongs. Plunge the chicken legs in an ice bath or place them under running cold tap water. Then, place them on a metal cooling rack to firm up the chicken skin.
- Filter Chicken Stock: Pour the chicken stock from the pot through a strainer to filter out the solid ingredients. In a measuring cup, mix ½ cup of chicken stock and ½ cup of water together. *Pro Tip: Please ensure it is not too salty as this stock will be used to cook the chicken rice.
- Pressure Cook Hainanese Chicken Rice: Heat up your clean pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté), pour in 1 tbsp peanut oil, then sauté 2 cloves of minced garlic in the pot. Add in a cup of jasmine rice, then immediately add in the 1 cup chicken stock + water mixture (from Step 4). Close lid and Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 3 minutes + Full Natural Release (roughly 10 mins).
- Make Hainanese Chicken Ginger Sauce: Place the freshly grated ginger in a small bowl. Pour in 1 ½ tbsp HOT peanut oil, 1 stalk of finely chopped green onions, then mix well. Add salt to taste (roughly ½ tsp).
- Make Hainanese Chicken Soy Sauce: Mix all the listed ingredients together.
- Make Hainanese Chicken Chili Sauce: Mix all the listed ingredients together.
- Make Chicken Soup: Do not let the remaining chicken stock go to waste! It is both tasty and healthy. Heat the chicken stock in a sauce pan. Dilute the chicken stock with water until it is not too salty. Bring it to a light boil and cook your favorite lettuce or cabbage in it for roughly 1 minute. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve on the side. Enjoy this deliciously comforting Hainanese Chicken Rice Meal!~ :)
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Notes
- After pressure cooking, plunge the chicken legs in an ice bath to stop cooking and firm the skin for better texture.
- Use the reserved chicken stock to cook the rice and prepare sauces, intensifying the overall flavor.
- The leftover broth can be extended with water and served as a light soup with greens.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
481kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
120mg
(40%)
Sodium
562mg
(23%)
Potassium
363mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
133IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 481 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 481kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 120mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 562mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 363mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 133IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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