Soy Sauce Braised Chicken

Name: Soy Sauce Braised Chicken
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 kg Chicken Drumsticks; 1/2 cup Dark Soy Sauce; 1 Tbsp Avocado Oil; 5 cloves Garlic; 1 clove Red Onion; 1 knob Ginger; 1/4 cup Rice Wine; 1/4 cup Mirin; 1/4 cup Soy Sauce; 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce; 1 Tbsp Kicap Manis; 2 tsp Five-Spice Powder; 2 tsp Ground White Pepper; 1 cup Water; 2 Tbsp White Sugar

From YoRipe by Cheryl Miles Nixon

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Level

easy

Cooking

30 min

Preparation

60 min

Ingredients

Servings

Chicken Drumsticks you can also use thighs	2 kg
Dark Soy Sauce	¹⁄₂ cup
Avocado Oil	1 tbsp
Garlic minced	5 cloves
Red Onion diced	1 clove
Ginger sliced	1 knob
Rice Wine	¹⁄₄ cup
Mirin	¹⁄₄ cup
Soy Sauce	¹⁄₄ cup
Oyster Sauce	2 tbsp
Kicap Manis	1 tbsp
Five-Spice Powder	2 tsp
Ground White Pepper	2 tsp
Water	1 cup
White Sugar	2 tbsp

How to cook

Prepare the chicken

Marinate the chicken with the dark soy sauce overnight or for at least 30 minutes.
Sauté garlic, onion & ginger for about 3 minutes.
Deglaze with both mirin and/or rice wine.
Add all the seasonings except for the sugar.

Start cooking

Add chicken & marinade into the pan.
Bring to a simmer. Turn heat down to low then cover with lid & braise for 20 minutes.
Remove lid, add sugar & simmer until sauce thickens (no need to add corn starch or flour slurry!)