Take advantage of cooking a specialty dish, Shark Binh's wife also had to follow suit

When it comes to familiar dishes on Vietnamese dinner tables, we cannot ignore the name boiled chicken. Boiled chicken not only appears on daily dinner tables but is also often seen on important occasions, on death anniversary and Tet offerings. Preparing boiled chicken is also considered simple, however, it is advised that after boiling the chicken, do not waste it and throw it away.

That is chicken broth. Many people do not know that chicken broth can be used to make many other delicious dishes. For example, a famous specialty of the Central region in general or some localities such as Quang Nam, Phu Yen in particular. That is using chicken broth to cook rice.

Actress Phuong Oanh recently used this method to make Singapore chicken rice, which left many viewers in awe. She shared that this method will help the rice have a light yellow color, a soft, fragrant, sweet taste, and "goes down a lot of rice."

How to use chicken broth to cook rice?

As mentioned above, chicken broth not only has a yellow color, making the cooked rice more beautiful, but also has a fatty taste secreted from the chicken meat. Therefore, the rice after being cooked with chicken broth will have a sweet, rich, fragrant taste.

In fact, the way to cook rice with chicken broth is similar to the way to cook with regular water. Instead of using plain water, after boiling the chicken, users keep all the water, then use the amount just enough for the amount of rice being cooked.

According to experienced people, you can use 2-3 cups of chicken broth, each cup is the size of a rice bowl. After adding the chicken broth to the rice, cook it as usual in a rice cooker. The result will be a batch of beautifully golden rice, rich in flavor, and fragrant.

Make simple specialty chicken rice at home

The specialty chicken rice dish is not as difficult to make as many people think. On cooking instruction websites, it is rated as easy, with a preparation time of 20 minutes and a cooking time of only about 45 minutes.

Below are suggested recipes that everyone can follow, providing delicious, nutritious meals for family members.

Ingredient:

- In addition to chicken and rice as the main ingredients, users prepare additional spices such as onions, lemongrass, garlic, shallots, chili peppers, lemon, fish sauce, turmeric powder, seasoning powder, sugar, salt or accompanying vegetables such as Vietnamese coriander...

How to do:

- First, users need to boil the chicken. If you cannot eat the whole chicken, you should choose the thigh part to have soft, juicy meat, when eaten with rice it will not be dry.

- Before boiling, users need to clean the chicken with salt, rub salt around the chicken and soak for about 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water. The type of water used to soak the chicken can be salt water mixed with vinegar, or salt water mixed with lemon juice. The chicken will then be clean, odorless and still retain its flavor.

- Next, the user marinates the chicken to get a nice color. Mix turmeric powder with seasoning powder and then apply it evenly all over the chicken. You can pat it lightly or "massage" it so that the spices are absorbed more evenly. The marinating time for the chicken can last from 15-20 minutes.

- Finally, boil the chicken until cooked. After boiling, put the chicken in a bowl of ice water or pour ice water directly on the chicken. This will keep the chicken skin shiny and crispy.

- To present the dish beautifully, users display the chicken with a bowl of rice, along with vegetables and spices such as onions, shallots, and chili peppers on a plate. These can be grilled first or mixed with sauces to enhance the aroma and flavor.

- Place Vietnamese coriander on top of chicken and rice. Chicken can be chopped or shredded depending on preference.

So you have completed a hot, delicious and beautiful chicken rice dish for the whole family.

Good luck!

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