Quick and Easy Hainanese Chicken Recipe using Magnolia Whole Chicken

I consider myself not that good in the kitchen, but I’m learning now and I’m trying to cook real food for my family. Thanks to YouTube for being there since I’m a visual learner and I prefer to watch a step by step guide than reading the recipe.

As much as possible, I stay away from cooking red meat at the house. I only buy fish, vegetables and of course CHICKEN!

My husband and I want to build some muscles and protein is essential in having one, we prefer to get it from chicken. While looking for a new recipe to try in YouTube, I chanced upon Hainanese Chicken.

This dish is my son’s fave when we visited Singapore last year. He always order it in whatever restaurant we dined (except in Ikea).

I thought that this dish was hard to do, but after watching Erwan Heusaff doing it, I realized it’s easier than our local tinola dish. Plus it requires only a few ingredients. Ang saya!

You only need the following

I will cook something today using Magnolia whole chicken ang #PambansangManok. Can you guess what is it with the ingredients I have in the picture? Clue: it’s an Asian dish. Hai naku nakakainis pag di nyo nahulaan hahaha

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I used Magnolia Whole chicken which was tagged as #PambansangManok, ito na kasi ang nakasanayang brand namin mula noon hanggang ngayon.

I don’t want to settle for anything else, that’s why I choose this chicken. I like their improved packaging that seals the freshness of the fresh chicken inside. Kaya naman Panalo sa freshness, panalo sa lasa, at panalo sa quality!

5 Magnolia whole chickens just arrived, what dishes to cook with these? Ideas please. #pambansangmanok

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Watch their latest commercial, ang mga beauty queens pinipili ang the best (ehem! haha)

I’m sure you’re all excited to know how an amateur in the kitchen cooked the Hainanese Chicken, so without further a do, I’m sharing to you my recipe 🙂

Ingredients:

1 Magnolia whole chicken
4 tbsp of ginger
4 spring onions
4 teaspoons of salt
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 pinch of black pepper
1 Knorr chicken broth cubes
Enough water to cover
bok choy
sweet and chili sauce
garlic minced
soy sauce
cucumber

Instructions:

1. Mix all the ingredients with the chicken and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer for 45 mins. Time will vary depending on the size of the chicken.
3. Fry off Bok Choy with some broth.
4. Put the sauces ( sweet and chili, minced garlic, soy sauce in 3 different container)
5. Cut some cucumber
6. Cut the chicken
7. Serve

You just need to mix all the ingredients and let it simmer

Here’s the finish product

Pasado naman sa anak at asawa ko. Nasarapan sila, so I think I’ll include this dish in my weekly menu. It’s healthy, easy to do and affordable.

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