CHICKEN RICE BALLS

By That Bloody Botak

 CHICKEN RICE BALLS 


Inspired by that video that was shot on an iPhone featuring my sister, and not having chicken rice in ages, I decided to make that for today's dinner. If u follow all the steps, you'll be rewarded with chicken rice you won't soon forget. Normal chicken rice balls uses a mixture of jasmine and pulut, but since I have calrose rice, and it's sticky enough, I used it. These are what u need......



Ingredients 

2 chicken thighs, deboned 

4 red chillies 

150g ginger 

10 cloves garlic 

1 whole garlic, sliced into two 

Pandan leaves

Some spring onions, some corriander leaves 

Chicken stock 

4 tablespoons lime juice 

4 tablespoons white vinegar 

Sesame oil 

Soy sauce 

Salt

Water 





To make the chilli sauce.....

Cut up half the ginger, all the chilli and 5 cloves of garlic and put it in a blender with the lime juice, vinegar one tablespoon chicken stock and half teaspoon of salt. Blend till fine, pit it in a pan, bring to a boil and bottle it...... This can keep for months in the fridge.



To cook the chicken 

Bring a pot of water to a boil with the bones, some spring onions, garlic and ginger. 

When it's boiling, put in the chicken and lower the flame till the water is just simmering. Cover the put and leave it that way for 20mins. We don't want the water to boil, just to simmer. 

When the 20mins is up dunk the chicken into an ice bath. Leave it there for 5 mins and it's ready to be cut in pieces 






To cook the rice 


Wash the rice, drain the water and put it aside 

In a hot pan with some oil fry the garlic and ginger till aromatic 

Put the rice in the pan and fry it for a minute or so before transfering I to a rice cooker 

Use the normal amount of water u usually use to cook the rice, add a teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of chicken stock, put in the pandan leaves and cook the rice 

When the rice is done, let it cook before shaping it into balls





Now, bring the liquid used to poach the chicken to a boil, pour it over the cut chicken and let it drain away. This is to warm up the chicken before serving 


The sauce 

Mix some light soy sauce, sesame oil, chicken stock and poaching liquid and u have the sauce for tye chicken. Pour it over the chicken, garnish with coriander leaves and spring onions and it's ready to serve 


Now, this was one delicious dinner! Why travel to Malacca when u can have this at home? 

Enjoy everyone, take care and stay safe!
These recipes are good for those who want to cook for one or two without going all out but still wanting to enjoy good food. Simple to prepare and tasty food every time!

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