Auntie Dolly"s Chicken Rice

 Chicken rice is everyone's favourite.  My grandson, Daniel claims that the best is at his nana's place and that's me

AUNTIE DOLLY'S CHICKEN RICE

Ingredients - enough for 4 persons

1 medium sized fresh chicken or 5 pcs thighs

4 slices fresh ginger
Sprig of spring onion
1 tsp salt
1tsp sesame oil
1tsp cooking oil
1 can pineapple slices.

Method

Boiling the chicken

Boil a pot of water just enough to cover chicken.

Add salt, ginger and spring onion
When water boils, add in chicken (make sure chicken is at room temperature}
If using whole chicken, boil for 8 mins. If using chicken thighs boil for 6 mins.
When time is up, turn off fire and leave chicken covered in pot for 20 mins.
Remove chicken from pot and rub the two oils all over the chicken.
Leave it to cool and cut into pieces. If you prefer, debone it. decorate with pineapple slices.

Ingredients for making chicken rice

6 small red onions, finely chopped

6 small garlic, finely chopped.
2 cubes of knorswiss chicken cubes
rice for 4 persons.
salt to taste
2 tbsp cooking oil
the leftover soup from boiling of chicken

Method

Dissolve the chicken cubes with a little hot water

Wash rice and drain
Heat up oil in frying pan
Add in onions and garlic, fry till fragrant
Add in chicken cubes
Add in drained rice and fry till evenly coated
Transfer to rice cooker
Use the soup from boiling of chicken
Add in enough quantity as you see fit
Cook rice as per normal.

Ingredients for making cabbage soup

Leftover soup from boiling chicken if any

If not, 1 carton of swanson chicken stock
1 round cabbage
2 cubes of knorswiss chicken stock

Method

Pluck cabbage in small pieces

Boil in soup till soft
If not tasty, add chicken cubes (dissolved)
Salt to taste

Ingredients for chicken rice chilli

300gms chilli padi

4 slices fresh ginger
5 pcs garlic peeled
1tbsp sugar
1tsp salt
1tbsp cooking oil
soya sauce to taste
Blend all ingredients except cooking oil and soya sauce
After blending, add oil and soya sauce according to taste.

Voila! It’s done