Soy Sauce Chicken
Soy Sauce Chicken is so flavorful! Cooked in dark soy sauce with herbs and spices that are so fragrant. Enjoy a mouthful this juicy and moist chicken with an oriental touch.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Marinating and Resting2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, International
Keyword: soy sauce chicken, soy sauce chicken recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Calories:
Author: Mia
For marinating the chicken
- 1 whole chicken preferably fresh
- 2 stems spring onion rolled to fit inside chicken
- 2 thumb sized ginger peeled and sliced
- ½ onion peeled and sliced
- 2 cups dark soy sauce
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp salt for rubbing chicken
For cooking the chicken
- ½ tbsp cooking oil
- ½ tbsp sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ onion sliced
- 2 pcs cinnamon sticks
- 4 pcs dried cloves
- 2 pcs star anis
- 2 pcs bay leaves
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 cups water
Marinating the chicken
Remove giblets if there's any then rub salt on the skin to remove grime. Wash chicken thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels.
Stuff spring onions, ginger, and onion. Place in a bowl and pour dark soy sauce and oyster sauce. Rub the sauce on the chicken and marinate for a minimum of two hours.
Cooking the chicken
Heat cooking oiland sesame oil in a tall pot over medium heat.
Tip in garlic, onion, star anis, cloves, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks. Saute until onions are translucent.
Add brown sugar and stir until sugar caramelized.
Pour the marinade sauce from the chicken and simmer for 3 minutes then add two cups of water and bring to a boil.
Gently submerge the chicken and simmer for 20 minutes in low heat while turning every 5 minutes.
Turn up the head and cook for 10 minutes while turning every 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the chicken sit on the sauce for 30 minutes while basting the top of the chickenwith sauce occasionally.
Transfer the chicken on a cooling rack with a plate underneath to catch the liquid draining from the chicken. NOTE: Save the liquid as sauce for chicken
Cut into serving size and pour some sauce then serve. Bon Appetit!