Cheats Hainan Chicken Rice

It's nowhere near as good as Singapore but for a weeknight dinner that's pretty healthy, give this a go! First make green sauce by blitzing a whole peeled ginger root (about the size of your hand) with a the green parts bunch of spring onions. Add enough oil (I use rice bran) just to wet the mix, a generous pinch of salt and sauté at varoma for 10 mins. This makes a big batch of the sauce so freeze some for later use, or share it with friends! Next chop 1 shallot (the brown onion variety) with 3 gloves of garlic and a peeled thumb size price of fresh ginger for 5 seconds at speed 5. Scrape the sides, add 30ml oil and sauté at varoma for 5 mins. Then weigh and wash 200g of jasmine or basmati rice in the basket and into the bowl add 2 tbs of chicken stock powder (yes Tenina's recipe it's amazing!) and 900ml of water. Insert the basket, and on the top lay 2 skinless chicken breasts cut in half lengthways to make 4 pieces. Don't overcrowd the basket so if the pieces are big just use 3. Cook for 20 minutes at varoma temperature speed 4 and leave the measuring cup lid in. About half way through turn the chicken pieces and stir up the rice a little. After the 20 mins take the chicken out, scrape any rice stuck to it away and set aside in your thermo server or a covered bowl. It might look a bit under cooked but should finish off while resting. Just check before you eventually slice to serve. Give the rice another 5 minutes varoma temp, speed 4 but be sure to see if the water needs a top up first. Check to see that it's cooked and if so leave it to stand for 5 minutes, before also removing to the thermo server with the chicken for a further 15 minutes. Hainan Chicken Rice is all about the condiments so here's how we have it- thinly slice chicken and serve with sliced continental cucumber dressed with a few drops of sesame oil. Then have a bowl filled with the seasoned rice, and top with chicken and cucumber as you go along, with liberal dressings of the 'green sauce' and kecap manis (sweet soy) and sriracha chilli sauce to taste. YUM! This would serve 2-3 adults.