Hainanese chicken and rice

• 1 whole chicken (approx. 1.7 kg) or 2 whole chickens (approx. 1 kg each)
• 2 - 3 tsp sea salt

Chilli sauce

• 6 - 8 fresh long red chilli
• 4 cm piece fresh ginger, cut into slices
• 2 garlic cloves
• 50 g freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 - 2 pinches sea salt, to season

Rice and chicken

• 2 eschalots, cut into halves
• 2 garlic clove
• 5 cm piece fresh ginger, cut into slices
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1000 g water, plus extra to cook
• 2 tsp Chicken stock paste
• 1 spring onion/green onion, cut into halves
• 1 tbsp sesame oil, plus an extra ½ tsp
• 350 g jasmine rice
• 2 pandan leaves
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• ¼ tsp sugar
• 1 cucumber, cut into slices
• 4 tomatoes, cut into slices
• fresh coriander, leaves only, to garnish