Hoi An Chicken Rice- The Soul Of Hoi An Cuisine

Introduction

Hoi An chicken rice (Com Ga Hoi An) is the typical dish of Hoi An rich cuisine. As known as the world street food paradise, Hoi An is famous for various delicious street foods such as Banh Mi bread sandwich, Cao Lau, Quang noodles, Be Le Well BBQ, etc. And the Hoi An style chicken rice is the king of the street food that you must try.

Hoi An Chicken Rice History

The history of Hoi An chicken rice is dating back to the 50s of the last century (about 1950) in Hoi An, Quang Nam. It is known that the land of Tam Ky, Quang Nam is famous for delicious chicken, so the chicken rice dish originated from here. Then Hoi An people with their creativity took advantage of delicious chicken from Tam Ky to process it.

So Hoi An Chicken Rice has become the dish with the characteristics of the ancient town of Hoi An. Previously, chicken rice was sold all over Hoi An’s alleys, lately, people have opened restaurants to serve tourists from near and far. Over years, until now, this delicious dish has been granted a geographical indication certificate in Vietnam tourism

How to make Hoi An Chicken Rice?

Coming to Hoi An, you will be immersed in the culinary world with many attractive specialties. However, chicken rice is still a name that many tourists love.

Soft cooked chicken, deliciously tender golden rice and many other vegetables are ready to captivate anyone right from the first taste. Now, you can completely prepare this dish according to Hoi An style chicken rice with the simple steps below with Hoi An Private Taxi Travel.

Hoi An Chicken Rice Recipe

To make the best chicken rice Hoi An, you must be well prepared for the ingredients. Normally, Hoi An people choose the free-range chickens, Tra Que vegetable village‘s herbs, and good quality rice.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 lime
• Finely chopped Vietnamese mint.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 2 bunches of lettuce
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 cup uncooked white rice
• 1/4 cup uncooked sticky rice
• 1 white onion, thinly sliced, marinated with 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon vinegar.

For coating sauce, we use 1 teaspoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon lime juice. We have to mix them all together, add in 1/8 cup water and chili if desired.

How to cook it

Clean the chicken, lightly rub with a little salt and lemon to deodorize, wash. Using fresh old turmeric pounded, lightly rubbed on the skin will help the chicken when boiled to have naturally golden.

Place the chicken in a deep pot, add cold water to cover the chicken. Add crushed ginger, dried onion, and bring to a boil. When the water boils, lower the heat to remove the foam and keep boiling with the low heat.

After 5-7 minutes turn off the heat, soak the chicken for 15-20 minutes depending on the weight. This will both help the chicken to be more succulent, sweeter, and more fragrant. At the same time will help keep the chicken from turning red.

When the water is a bit cold, take the chicken out, take a damp towel to cover the chicken, it will help the skin smoother. Want more yellow skin, you should use hot chicken fat mixed with turmeric powder, apply it evenly on the skin.

Wait for the chicken to cool, one part cut into bite-sized pieces, one part shredded (chicken breast) marinated and mix well with 1/2 tbsp fish sauce, 1/2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tbsp lemon/or kumquat juice, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 2 minced garlic cloves. The chicken bones continue to be put in the pot of broth to sweeten the water.

How to cook golden chicken rice: Sticky rice, washed and drained. Sauté garlic in a pan with a little cooking oil, add the drained rice, and roast it for about 30 seconds.

Then, put this rice in a rice cooker, add chicken broth, pandan leaves, a little salt, and a little turmeric powder (if you want more golden) to cook. The cooked rice is both flexible and golden, fragrant with the smell of pandan leaves (glutinous leaves), slightly fatty, very attractive.

When the rice is soft, you can put it in a small bowl and then turn it upside down on a plate to make it more beautiful. You put shredded chicken, thinly sliced chicken skin, laksa leaves, onions, papaya, pickled carrots, sweet chili sauce, fried garlic on top and enjoy with a bowl of broth.

Hoi An Chicken Rice Quotes

A dish of chicken rice costs from 25,000VND to 50,000VND depends on the number of chicken meats. And if you would like to explore all the Hoi An Street food trail to sample all the specialties with a local expert, you must book our Hoi An Street Food Tour.

Hoi An Famous Chicken Rice Restaurants

To enjoy the best Chicken Rice in Hoi An, you must choose the best restaurants. With the local knowledge, Hoi An Private Taxi recommend you some places that you can get the best chicken rice such as

• Com Ga Man, Japanese Covered Bridge, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Hoi An, Quang Nam
• Com Ga Ba Buoi, 22 Phan Chau Trinh Street, Hoi An, Quang Nam.
• Com Ga Ba Nga, 08 Phan Chau Trinh Street,  Hoi An, Quang Nam.
• Xi Restaurant,  47/2 Tran Hung Dao Street,  Hoi An, Quang Nam.
• Com Ga Huong, 60 Le Loi Street, Hoi An, Quang Nam.