Homemade Hainanese Chicken Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 whole chicken
5 cloves garlic, crushed
20 slices fresh ginger, divided
2 spring onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons sesame oil, divided
2 3/4 cups white rice
2 pandan leaves

Preparation

Rub about 1 teaspoon salt all over chicken.
Fill a large pot with water; add garlic, 15 ginger slices, spring onions, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil. Bring liquid to a boil. Carefully lower chicken into pot. Return liquid to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer over low heat until chicken is fully cooked, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from pot and transfer to a bowl of ice water, reserving chicken broth.
Combine 3 cups chicken broth, rice, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, pandan leaves, and 1 teaspoon salt in a rice cooker; cook according to manufacturer's instructions until rice is tender.
Serve rice alongside chicken.