Poached chicken with chicken fat rice (Khao man gai) from The Pepper Thai Cookbook: Family Recipes from Everyone's Favorite Thai Mom (page 143) by Pepper Teigen and Garrett Snyder

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  • anya_sf on November 19, 2025

    Made approx 1/2 recipe using 2 large chicken breasts, but the full amount of sauce, thinking we might need it (didn't really, but didn't hurt to have it). Served with cilantro and cucumber as recommended, plus sliced avocado and sauteed spinach. The rice was tasty on its own and the delicious sauce made everything else super flavorful.

  • craftycarmen on July 02, 2023

    Absolutely love this recipe. It tastes like comfort food to me. I used to love ordering this at restaurants, but have stopped because it’s just so much cheaper to make at home. The only sub I make is using skin-on bone-in chicken thighs. It does take a bit of time to put it all together, but overall easy and totally worth it.

  • Emily Hope on August 30, 2021

    Thanks to Pepper Thai I can now make some reasonably good khao man gai! Not quite as good as Nong's, but since that's a 3-hour drive I'll take it. Pretty easy to make (possible on a weeknight if things aren't too rushed), and I have made a couple of times pretty much exactly as written. Compared to the Nong's sauce it's a little too sweet and not quite gingery enough -- next time will cut back on the sweet soy sauce to start, add more ginger, and add some more vinegar.

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