Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken

WaterMelon's Note:

This recipe is an adaptation from a basic soy sauce chicken recipe from the internet and consultation with my grandma. I can eat this everyday! You can use skinless, boneless chicken parts, but the taste won't be the same.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 whole chicken, cut into parts
• 1/3-1/2 cup soy sauce (use low sodium if you like)
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine or 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 -2 piece star anise
• 2 cloves garlic
• chopped birds eye chile (optional)
• 1 stalk scallion, chopped
• sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients, except chicken, scallions, sesame seeds in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add chicken, then let simmer 30-40 minutes, turning chicken pieces occasionally.
3. Remove chicken pieces from sauce and set aside in a serving platter.
4. Skim fat from the sauce, thicken it with cornstarch mixture (1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 TB water) and pour the sauce over chicken.
5. Sprinkle scallions and sesame seeds and serve with rice.

Reviews

[Maven in the Making]

I love how EASY this recipe is! It doesn't require a lot of watching and goes together so fast! Thank you. (Apologies to the creator of the dish: I didn't have the five spice powder or the star anise. Just left it out and it was still very good. I didn't have the scallions either but garnished the top with some chopped cilantro I happened to have - along with the sesame seeds - and got lots of compliments.) Yumm!

[stonecoldcrazy]

Very very salty, almost inedible. May try again someday with a reduced sodium soy sauce.

[YungB]

Quick and tasty dish for those nights that you are just too tired to fuss. I made it with drumsticks but the next time, I will make it with skinless boneless thighs or breasts that have sliced in pieces.