INGREDIENTS
Chicken
1.2kg whole chicken
30ml rice wine vinegar 60ml soy sauce 4 garlic gloves, minced 25g ginger, sliced 3 spring onion, chopped 30ml sesame oil 15g Murray River Sea Salt |
Chilli Sauce
10 long red chillies, seeded and roughly chopped
2 garlic gloves, peeled 5cm ginger, peeled 40ml lime juice 40ml rice wine vinegar 20ml sesame oil |
5g salt
Soy Sauce Dressing
100ml soy sauce
40g caster sugar 40ml Chinese rice wine 5ml sesame oil |
Rice
30ml peanut oil
20g ginger, grated 30g garlic cloves, grated 500g long grain rice, rinsed and drained 20g salt 1.2 litres chicken stock, hot |
Garnish
3 spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
½ cup coriander leaves |
1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled and sliced
METHOD
Chicken
1. | Combine all ingredients together apart from the chicken and turn into a paste using a mortar and pestle. |
2. | Massage the mixture over the chicken, making sure to place some under the skin of the breast, thigh and in the cavity of the bird. |
3. | Place in a solid steam tray and steam at 100°C for 55 minutes. |
4. | Remove chicken from the stock and place on a warm plate to rest for 15 minutes. Reserve the stock for serving. |
Chilli Sauce
1. | Combine all ingredients in the jug of an electric blender. Blitz on high for a few seconds until a rough puree is formed. Set aside for serving. |
Soy Sauce Dressing
1. | Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook on medium heat, Induction setting 5-6 until just boiling. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. |
Rice
1. | Heat the peanut oil, add the ginger and garlic and fry until golden. |
2. | Add the rice and salt and cook for 2 minutes. |
3. | Transfer mixture to a solid steam tray, add the hot stock and cook at 100°C for 15 minutes. |
To Serve
1. | Slice the chicken into bite size pieces and place on a warmed serving platter. Garnish with spring onion, coriander and cucumber. |
2. | Serve the rice in a warm bowl along with the other condiments in separate bowls. |