Chicken rice ($4.50++) & Braised pork ($8++)!
A sit-down chicken rice dinner: Hainanese poached chicken with fragrant rice, plus a plate of soy-braised meat in a sweet gravy. $12.50++.
A comfortable sit-down dinner with BB: chicken rice ($4.50++) with a side of braised pork ($8++), around $15 nett. π
What we had:
- Hainanese chicken rice: sliced poached chicken with fragrant rice, cucumber, and chilli and ginger dips, with a bowl of clear soup
- Braised pork: tender soy-braised meat in a sweet-savoury gravy
You canβt go wrong with chicken rice, and this was a proper plate of it. The poached chicken was smooth and tender, the skin silky, and the rice was the real test, cooked in chicken fat and stock so each grain is glossy, savoury and fragrant. With the punchy chilli-ginger dip on the side and a little dark soy, it is the comforting classic for a reason.
The braised pork was the substantial extra. Slow-cooked in dark soy with five-spice and rock sugar until it turns meltingly tender and glossy, all sticky and deeply savoury-sweet, the gravy begging to be spooned over the rice. Between the clean, gentle chicken and the rich braised meat, you get a lovely contrast in the same meal.
Eating it sit-down, in the air-con with a clear soup to sip, made for an easy, comfortable dinner. A touch pricier than hawker, but the comfort was worth it.
Overall: 4.6 / 5. πππΌ Smooth poached chicken with fragrant rice and a rich braised pork, comforting and satisfying. Would re-visit.
