# Low Effort Scallion Chicken

A juicy, low effort scallion chicken dish with a ginger scallion sauce that gives a Hainanese chicken vibe without the hassle.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 bone-in chicken thighs
- Ginger
- Spring onion
- Jujube Dates
- Oil
- Sugar
- Salt
- Soy sauce
- Oyster Sauce
- Korean chilli flakes
- sesame oil
- LKK chicken bouillon powder

## Instructions

1. Place a smaller bowl face down in the center of a large flat bowl.
2. Lean 4 bone-in chicken thighs around the smaller bowl.
3. Place a few slices of ginger, 2 stems chopped spring onion, and a few jujube dates on the chicken.
4. Steam the chicken for about 20 minutes.
5. While the chicken is steaming, mince a good chunk of ginger and slice 5-6 stems of spring onion.
6. Place the minced ginger and sliced spring onion into a heatproof bowl.
7. Heat a few tablespoons (up to 1/4 cup) of high heat oil to smoking point in a small pan.
8. Pour the hot oil over the ginger and scallions in the heatproof bowl.
9. Season the sauce with Korean chilli flakes (gochugaru), sugar, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
10. Add a drizzle of sesame oil to the sauce and season to taste.
11. Once the chicken is done, remove it and shred it.
12. Release the golden chicken broth from under the upside-down bowl into the larger plate.
13. Discard the ginger, spring onion, and jujube from the steamed chicken.
14. Pour the chicken broth into the sauce mix.
15. Add the shredded chicken back into the sauce and mix to coat.
16. Serve over white rice.

## Equipment

- large flat bowl
- smaller bowl
- small pan
- heatproof bowl

## Tips

- For the sauce, heat a few tbsp high heat oil (up to 1/4 cup) to smoking point and pour over the ginger and scallions.
- You can add some LKK chicken bouillon powder for extra oomph to the sauce.
- A drizzle of sesame oil can be added to the sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZUcXaNTPuu/?igsh=bGE0aGxpZXZ6NHJi
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/32e621b3-4def-4e40-91c0-5723759bef11
- Extracted: 2026-06-09

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