Douglas Chau's 80/20 Hainanese Chicken Rice

Name: Douglas Chau's 80/20 Hainanese Chicken Rice
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 chicken thighs (450 g); 2 tsp sesame oil (5 g); ¼ tsp salt (1.5 g); Rice; 1 ⅔ cup jasmine rice (200 g); 6 clove garlic (10 g); ½ inch ginger (10 g); 2 green onions (20 g); 1 ¼ cup chicken broth (300 g); 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder (5 g); ½ tsp turmeric powder (5 g); ½ inch ginger (10 g); 1 green onion (10 g); 1 tsp sesame oil (3 g); salt; 3 tbsp neutral oil (30 g); 6 clove garlic (10 g); ½ inch ginger (10 g); 2 tbsp sambal (25 g); 2 tbsp sriracha (25 g); 2 tbsp chicken broth (20 g); 1 tbsp lime juice (5 g); 2 tsp sugar (9 g); 1 cucumber (100 g); cilantro; green onion

10 steps

Updated at: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:43:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1166.8 kcal (58%)

Total Fat57.9 g (83%)

Carbs109.7 g (42%)

Sugars9.6 g (11%)

Protein48.3 g (97%)

Sodium2576.9 mg (129%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken thighs in a mixing bowl and season with sesame oil and salt.

Step 2

Wash the rice

Step 3

Add jasmine rice, garlic, ginger, green onion, chicken bone broth, chicken bouillon, and turmeric powder into a rice cooker.

Step 4

Place chicken thighs on top of the rice.

Step 5

Run the rice cooker on normal white rice settings.

Step 6

While your chicken and rice are cooking, prepare your sauces. We’ll start with the ginger scallion sauce. Start by adding finely chopped ginger, green onion, and salt into a bowl.

Step 7

Heat the sesame oil and neutral oil in a pan until hot. I usually heat the oil until I start to see the oil start to shimmer or produce the first whisp of smoke. Please watch over the oil while doing this step to avoid accidentally starting a fire.

Step 8

Pour hot oil into the bowl with the rest of the ginger scallion sauce and mix.

Step 9

To make the chili sauce, add garlic, ginger, sambal, sriracha, chicken broth, lime juice, and sugar into a bowl and mix.

Step 10

Once the rice cooker finishes, take the chicken out and cut into slices or serve as is. Set the rice in the pot aside and let rest for another 10 minutes. Plate up a scoop of ginger garlic rice with chicken, the sauces, and optional toppings like green onion, cilantro, and / or cucumbers.