Khao Piak Sen – Crafts to Crumbs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs (1.36kg) whole chicken or quarters
• 1 inch ginger, cut into ¼ inch slices
• ¼ inch galangal slice**
• 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 ½ tablespoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoon MSG (can be optional) – use chicken bouillon powder if not using MSG***
• 1 tablespoon fried garlic (below)
• A handful of cilantro stems
• 20 cups (5 quarts) water
• 1 tablespoon fried garlic – recipe below
• Cilantro stems
• Onion – good for rice version of khao piak
• 1-2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder***
• 1 head of garlic, peeled
• Pinch of salt
• 2-3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 (16 oz) package rice flour (red bag)
• 1 (16 oz) package tapioca flour (blue bag)
• 2 ½ cup boiling water (+ more if needed)