Taiwanese Chicken and Rice

By Tiffy Cooks

5 from 2 votes

There is nothing I love more in this world than a bowl of Taiwanese Chicken and Rice, easily my favorite Taiwanese Street Food ever. Taiwanese Chicken and Rice is super easy to make at home with easy-to-find ingredients! Imagine juicy shredded chicken, served with savory sauce, crispy fried shallots, and chicken oiled rice; if you are drolling, you need to try Taiwanese Chicken and Rice. Pair this chicken rice bowl with Taiwanese Cucumber Salad, and you got yourself the PERFECT summer dinner.

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Prep Time:10

Cook Time:40

Total Time:50

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Taiwanese

Keyword: Asian Food, Authentic asian recipes, chicken, chicken and rice, chicken dinner, Chicken Recipe, Taiwanese Food, Taiwanese Recipes

Servings: People

Calories: 131kcal

Ingredients

2 pieces Chicken Breast or Thigh separate meat and skin
2.5 cups Chicken Stock
2.5 cups Water
3 slices Ginger
1 green Onion
1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorn optional
2 tsp Five-Spice Powder
1 Bay Leaf
3 shallots thinly sliced
2.5 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Sugar

Instructions

In a pot, add chicken stock, water, chicken breast (without the skin), ginger, Sichuan peppercorn, five-spice powder, bay leaf, and green onion. Turn the heat up to medium-high, and once it starts simmering, let it cook for 8-10 minutes.
Turn the heat off, put the top on, and let it sit and rest for 20 minutes.
In a pan, drizzle in oil and add in chicken skin. Turn the heat to medium-high and let the skin render the fat out; mine took around 7 minutes.
Once the skin is crispy, remove the skin and add in the shallots. Fry the shallots for 3-5 minutes or until crispy. Rest the shallots on a piece of paper towel to stay crisp.
OPTIONAL, BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, use the chicken stock to make the rice.
Sauce: In the same pan as the shallot oil, add in soy sauce, sugar, and 1/4 cup of chicken stock, simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Once the chicken has cooled down (safe to touch), shred the chicken. Add in half of the sauce and half of the shallots and mix.
Next, assemble the rice bowl, start with rice, add shredded chicken, top with crispy shallots, and drizzle with chicken oil sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 8gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 1139mgPotassium: 405mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 65IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg