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Chicken long rice
Hawaiian lūʻau chicken and glass noodle soup with ginger
Despite its name there is no rice in it: chicken long rice is a gingery chicken broth with bean thread noodles, brought to Hawaii by Chinese plantation workers and now a fixture at every lūʻau and baby's first-birthday party alongside kalua pig and poi. The glassy noodles soak up the broth until it is almost a stew. Chef's tip: soak the noodles and cut them into short lengths before they go into the pot, or you get one long, tangled clump.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ lb bone-in chicken thighs
- 6 ¼ cups water
- 5 cm piece fresh gingersliced
- 3 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 onionhalved
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 4 spring onionssliced
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Put the 2 ¼ lb bone-in chicken thighs, 6 ¼ cups water, 5 cm piece fresh ginger, 3 cloves garlic, 1 onion and 1 ½ tsp salt in a pot. Bring to the boil, skim, and simmer for 40 minutes until the chicken is very tender and well over 165°F.
45 minStep 2: Meanwhile soak the 7 oz bean thread (mung bean glass) noodles in warm water for 15 minutes until pliable, drain and cut with scissors into 8 cm lengths.
15 minStep 3: Lift out the chicken, shred the meat and discard skin and bones. Strain the broth and return it to the pot with the 1 tbsp tamari or gluten-free soy sauce.
10 minStep 4: Add the noodles to the simmering broth and cook for 5 minutes until clear and soft, then return the chicken. A common mistake is adding uncut noodles, which tangle into a ball.
6 minStep 5: Stir in the 4 spring onions and serve hot; the noodles keep drinking up broth, so add a splash of water when reheating.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chicken long rice take?
- About 70 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of fresh ginger?
- ¼ tsp ground ginger per tbsp fresh (add it with the spices).
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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