Soy Sauce Chicken (See Yao Gai, 豉油鸡)

Name: Soy Sauce Chicken (See Yao Gai, 豉油鸡)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs (see note 1 for other options); ½ tbsp cooking oil; 3 stalks scallions, cut in halves; 1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced; 3 star anise; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup light soy sauce (240ml); 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine (or Chinese rose wine); 2 tbsp dark brown sugar (or 40g rock sugar); 2 cups water (480ml); ½ tbsp cornstarch, mix with 1 tbsp water

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:45min

A classic Chinese dish, soy sauce chicken is flavourful & appetizing. This recipe introduces an approachable, less labour-intensive method to cook it at home.

Updated at: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:19:09 GMT