Description
Looking for a new Chinese recipe for chicken? Try this Simple Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken and let us know what you think. I am sure you will love it!
Ingredients
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- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup minced garlic
- 1/4 cup minced fresh ginger
- 1 whole 2kg chicken with skin
- 1/2 tsp five-spice powder
- 1/4 tsp ginger powder
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
Instructions
- Rub the dark soy sauce over the chicken to coat.
- Sprinkle 5 spices and ginger powder inside the chicken.
- Combine sugar, soy sauce, water, garlic, and ginger in a large stockpot; stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil.
- Place chicken in the pot skin side down and boil, turn chicken in pot every 5 minutes.
- Boil chicken until no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 20 minutes.
- Turn off heat and leave the chicken in the pot covered for another 30 minutes turning every 10 minutes.
- The sauce mixture will turn into a rich, brown glaze. Remove pot from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Place chicken on a platter and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested MelanieKramar from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 1367
- Sugar: 51
- Sodium: 4313
- Fat: 67
- Saturated Fat: 19
- Unsaturated Fat: 42
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 58
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 126
- Cholesterol: 380
