Ye Zi Ji (Hainan Coconut Chicken Hot Pot)
I don't use a drop of water! Stew chicken in 100% pure coconut juice
Description
A healthy hot pot originating in Hainan, explosively popular among women in southern cities like Shenzhen. A pot is flooded purely with fresh coconut water (zero plain water), in which premium free-range chicken is boiled. The fusion creates an elegant sweet soup.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Fresh coconuts
- Bone-in chicken
- Calamansi
- Soy sauce
- Sand ginger
- Chili
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Crack open
- fresh green coconuts and pour 100% of the clear coconut water into a claypot (*NEVER add regular water).
- Scrape out the white coconut meat and add it to the pot with goji berries and red dates.
- In a bowl, mix minced 'sand ginger', spicy yellow lantern chilies, sweet soy sauce, and calamansi.
- Bring the coconut water to a rolling boil.
- Drop in chopped fresh free-range chicken, cover, and boil for 'exactly 3-
- minutes'.
- Reduce heat instantly when the timer rings.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Pure sweetness of coconut water and the refreshing citrus acidity of calamansi、カラマンシーの爽やかな酸味
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Boil JP free-range chicken in commercial 100% pure coconut water
Pairing
Cold Coconut Juice / Claypot Rice
Trivia
The polar opposite of the greasy, ultra-spicy Chongqing Hot Pot; it is the healthiest, most guilt-free hot pot. Requiring only fresh chicken and coconuts, it became a massive boom among trendy, health-conscious youth in southern cities.
Eating tips & etiquette
Before eating the meat, you MUST drink 'just the soup' in a small bowl. You will be moved by the heavenly blend of coconut sweetness and chicken broth. Then, dip the chicken in the citrus-ginger sauce.
Allergen
Poultry, Soybeans, Wheat