Asian food is one of the most delicious and demanded, gathering large numbers of fans in almost every country. Although its original recipe varies according to the country where it arrives, many chefs try to stick to the original, like the Rooster and Rice dish.
Here we will tell you everything you need to know about this exquisite dish, and we will also teach you how to prepare it step by step, so you can start enjoying its incredible flavor at home with your loved ones.
Keep reading and transport yourself to the rich Asian kitchen with our recipe.
What are Rooster and Rice?
Rooster and rice come from a recipe that originated in Hainan, a city in China. Through the years, this exquisite dish emigrated to Thailand, acquiring the name of Khao Man Gai. This dish became famous in almost all of South Asia thanks to its incredible taste.
Later this recipe touched North America and was conceptualized in a brand of restaurants in San Francisco in the United States, called Rooster & Rice. It maintains the same concept of the dish, a delicious chicken carefully cooked with its skin, rice in a perfect cooking point, soy sauce, and a tasty sauce with ginger and garlic.
If this little description made your mouth water, wait until you see the recipe. It will make you want to prepare it right away!
How to prepare Rooster and Rice?
Before going directly to the recipe, we must review in detail each ingredient of the Rooster and Rice to achieve accuracy. In this way, we will understand how each component of this recipe must comply with specific parameters to make it as close as possible to its original flavor. Here is a list of the information you need to know:
Chicken:
This is one of the most important ingredients of this recipe. The most characteristic feature of the chicken in the Rooster and Rice is that you can’t remove the chicken skin! As this will preserve the remarkable flavor of this dish.
Besides, it has a very particular way of cooking that we will tell you about in the recipe. But keep this in mind: it is important to follow the chicken cooking instructions accurately to have a tasty result.
Rice:
Rice is one of the most popular foods in the Asian kitchen, and in the Rooster and Rice, it could not be left behind. To cook the rice, you must use the water where you cooked the chicken. This trick will keep the particular flavor of the rice in this dish.
Soy sauce:
Who is not a fan of accompanying oriental food with a small bowl of soy sauce? This sauce has become synonymous in the Asian kitchen, and of course, it could not be missing from this exquisite Rooster and Rice.
Ginger and garlic sauce:
Ginger is a primordial ingredient in many recipes of Asian cuisine. There are a wide number of dishes that contain this root as a protagonist in its preparation. Although it is not the main ingredient, it still has an important role accompanied by garlic, impossible not to add this rich ingredient to this Rooster and Rice.
As you can see, the Rooster and Rice is made up almost entirely of ingredients that are quite common in Asian cuisine, thus confirming that its composition has not changed despite its migration to different countries.
Now that you know more about its main ingredients, here is the recipe for you to prepare it at home and share with your friends or family the exquisiteness of oriental cuisine.
Rooster and Rice Recipe
Finally, here we bring you the recipe for this delicious dish with its steps to follow. Enjoy it!
The Chicken:
Ingredients:
- 4 lb whole chicken with skin
- 4-inch ginger, cut in sheets
- 10 Garlic cloves
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 1 Scallion, cut
- Enough water to cover the chicken
- Ice cubes and cold water
How to prepare it:
- Boil water in a pot. Place the chicken inside together with the salt, ginger, garlic, and spring onion. Let it boil gently and cover the pot with the lid.
- Cook for 30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 167°F. Then carefully remove the chicken and place it in a pot with water and ice.
- Leave in the ice water for 15 minutes, then discard the water and cover the chicken so that the skin does not dry out. Reserve the chicken broth for later.
The Rice
Ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons of butter
- 4 Garlic cloves, grated
- 2-inch ginger, grated
- 2 Cup of rice
- 3 cup chicken broth that we have prepared
- ½ tsp salt, or to your preference
- 1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
How to prepare it:
- In a low saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat, and then add the grated garlic and ginger. Fry it until golden brown. Then add the rice (previously washed) and continue cooking for another 2 minutes, stirring gently.
- Add the chicken broth, salt, and oyster sauce. Mix gently and bring to a boil. Cover the pan with the lid, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes.
Soy Sauce
Intgredients:
- ¼ cup of soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 Tablespoons of chicken broth that we have prepared
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- Ginger and Garlic Sauce
- 10 Garlic cloves, grated
- 3 Ginger thumbs, grated
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon chopped chives
How to prepare it:
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix. The sauce is ready.
Ginger and Garlic Sauce
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Then add the ginger and chopped garlic. Cook for 2 minutes and turn off the fire. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix.
Assembly of the Rooster and Rice
Place some rice on a plate. Add a few chicken pieces to one side and sprinkle the chicken with the soy sauce. Serve the 2 sauces each in a bowl and a bowl with the chicken broth, if you like. Enjoy!