Khao Man Gai (Thai-Style Chicken and Rice)

Name: Khao Man Gai (Thai-Style Chicken and Rice)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Asia, Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 12 cups, water; 1 (2-inch) piece, ginger, peeled and sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds; 2 tablespoons, table salt; 6 , garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 1 (3½- to 4-pound), whole chicken, giblets discarded; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 , shallot, chopped fine; 1 (2-inch) piece, ginger, peeled and cut in half lengthwise; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 2 cups, jasmine rice, rinsed; 1 cup, fresh cilantro leaves and stems; 1/2 , English cucumber, sliced into thin rounds; 1/4 cup, Thai soybean paste; 1/4 cup, soy sauce; 1/4 cup, distilled white vinegar; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 , Thai chiles, stemmed and minced; 1 teaspoon, grated fresh ginger; 2 , scallions, sliced thin

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2020, Cook's Country TV

This simple cooking method gets a boost from a remarkable sauce.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME2 hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

After feasting on the deservedly famous chicken and rice at Nong’s Khao Man Gai in Portland, Oregon (read about our visit here), we came back to the test kitchen to create a recipe for home cooks. Following the lead of the cooks at Nong’s, ...

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