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Chinese Chicken Rice - ข้าวมันไก่ |
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Written and Photographed by Richard Barrow
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The is an old favourite of mine called khao man gai or Chinese
Chicken on Rice. It is not quite as simple as chopping up some boiled
chicken and placing it on some cooked rice. What makes it unique is the
way the rice is cooked. You first fry some garlic in hot oil until it
is golden brown. Then add the uncooked rice for about three minutes
making sure that you stir well. Then transfer this to a standard rice
cooker where you add chicken stock instead of plain water. The stock
comes from boiling the chicken earlier. You can buy two versions.
Boiled chicken or fried chicken. For this one, you use a brown soybean
sauce. This contains hot chili, ginger, fermented soybean, vinegar and
dark soy sauce. The standard dish costs 20 baht though this one cost us
25 baht as we asked for extra chicken.
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