Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 1 (3- to 3 1/2-lb) chicken
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 4 qt water
• 4 (1/8-inch-thick) slices fresh ginger, smashed
• 6 (3- to 3 1/2-inch-long) fresh hot red Thai chiles or serrano chiles, chopped
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 2 medium garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 cups jasmine rice
• 4 shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 English cucumber
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
• 1 bunch or 1 (4-oz) bag watercress, coarse stems discarded
• Special equipment: a mini food processor and a U-shaped vegetable peeler
• 1 U-shaped vegetable peeler
• Garnish: fresh cilantro leaves or sprigs