One Pot Rice Cooker Hainanese Chicken Rice
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/cdf2c44f-6338-4726-8d1d-18adc8676e1c
Original source: https://apeachyplate.com/rice-cooker-hainanese-chicken/
Recipe image: https://apeachyplate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hainan-chicken-rice-square.jpg

This one pot meal is made by cooking chicken and rice in a flavorful broth with the ease and convenience of a rice cooker. The result is tender and juicy chicken with flavorful rice that is infused with ginger, garlic, and other aromatics.
Yield: 2
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT45M
Total time: PT55M

Ingredients
- 1 cup Jasmine rice (use US measuring cup)
- 2 boneless, chicken thighs, skin on
- 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoon ginger, minced
- 1 stalk green onions, cut into 2-3 inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt (additional salt for chicken)
- 2 stalks sliced scallion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup canola oil

Instructions
1. Rinse rice in a mesh strainer. Make sure to shake out excess water well.
2. Add the rice, chicken broth, garlic, ginger, green onion and salt in the rice cooker pot, stir to combine.
3. Salt the chicken to taste. Place chicken, skin side up, on top of the rice.
4. Set the cooker to cook on the white rice cooking function.
5. When done, remove the chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces, lengthwise.
6. Fluff the rice with a spoon, and scoop the chicken rice onto a plate, arranging the chicken meat next to the rice.
7. Garnish the rice with scallion oil or add a bit of soy sauce. Serve hot with sliced cucumbers along with your favorite dipping sauce, like  soy sauce or chili sauce.
8. [Optional scallion oil] Heat the oil on medium heat.
9. [Optional scallion oil] When hot, add the sliced scallion and stir for about 20 seconds.
10. [Optional scallion oil] Remove from heat and spoon some over the rice.