Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai)
Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai)

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Helping you cut the cost of pet care. Khao man gai (ข้าวมันไก่) is the Thai variation of Hainanese chicken rice, a dish that's extremely popular throughout Southeast Asia. In Thailand, specifically throughout Bangkok, you can't walk more than a few blocks without finding a chicken rice cart or restaurant (same goes for Chiang Mai). The name "Khao Man Gai" translates to Rice from Chicken Fat.

Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have chicken rice (khao man gai) using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai):
  1. Prepare 2 Chicken thigh, large
  2. Take 360 ml Uncooked regular white rice
  3. Get 1 Ginger
  4. Prepare 1 tbsp Chicken soup stock granules
  5. Take 2 tbsp Sake
  6. Get 1 dash less than 1 tablespoon ● Doubanjiang (or ra-yu)
  7. Take 3 tbsp ● Mirin
  8. Get 3 tbsp ●Soy sauce
  9. Get 1 tsp ● Vinegar
  10. Prepare 1 tbsp ● Honey
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp ● Japanese leek, finely chopped
  12. Get 1 tbsp ● Sesame oil

Hainanese chicken rice is a common dish in Thailand where it is called khao man kai (Thai: ข้าวมันไก่), literally meaning "chicken oily rice". The chickens used in Thailand for this dish are usually free range chickens of local breeds, resulting in a leaner and tastier texture; however, meat from chickens of large scale poultry farms are increasingly being used. You can choose fried chicken or grilled chicken at most of the restaurants too. Fried Chicken Rice is called "Khao Man Gai Yang".

Instructions to make Chicken Rice (Khao Man Gai):
  1. Rinse the rice, and mix with the sake and chicken stock granules. Put into the bowl of a rice cooker and add a tiny bit less water than usual. Slice up half of the ginger and add.
  2. Remove any excess fat from the chicken, and pierce the skin and the thick parts of the meat several times with a fork. Add some sake and salt (not listed in the ingredients) and massage in well. Put on top of the rice in the rice cooker, and switch the cooker on.
  3. Combine the ingredients marked ● (doubanjiang, mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, chopped leek, sesame oil) to make the sauce. Taste and adjust the amounts of the ingredients. (A sauce made by combining chopped leek, garlic, ginger, mirin, soy sauce and sesame oil is also delicous.)
  4. When the rice cooker stops let it rest and steam for 10 minutes. Take the chicken out and slice into easy-to-eat pieces.
  5. Put the rice on a serving plate. Top with chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, snow peas cooked in salted water etc. as garnish, plus finely julienned ginger. Pour the sauce over it and serve. (Take the sliced ginger in the rice out before serving.)

You can choose fried chicken or grilled chicken at most of the restaurants too. Fried Chicken Rice is called "Khao Man Gai Yang". Grilled Chicken Rice is called "Khao Man Gai Thod". Few slices of cucumber are placed on the side. Dipping Sauce is made of yellow soybean paste, thick soy sauce, chili, ginger, garlic and vinegar.

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