# Shoyu Chicken

A delicious and easy one-pot Hawaiian comfort food, this shoyu chicken is made in a slow cooker and perfect for an everyday meal.

- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 0.25 cup sliced green onions
- 4 chopped garlic cloves
- 5 chopped garlic cloves
- 1 healthy pinch black pepper
- 1 cup water
- 1 piece peeled ginger
- fresh steamed rice
- toasted sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Drop 2 to 3 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken thighs into a slow cooker and spread them out evenly on the bottom.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 cup of soy sauce (or coconut aminos), 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of sliced green onions, 4 or 5 chopped garlic cloves, a healthy pinch of black pepper, and 1 cup of water.
3. Pour the whisked sauce all over the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
4. Add a piece of peeled ginger to the slow cooker.
5. Put the lid on the slow cooker and set it to low for 3 to 4 hours.
6. Once cooked, serve the chicken over fresh steamed rice.
7. Pour a little bit of the sauce from the slow cooker on top of the chicken and rice.
8. Garnish with more green onions and toasted sesame seeds, if desired.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- whisk
- fork
- bowl

## Tips

- You can mix the sauce directly in the slow cooker if you want.
- The best way to see if your chicken is done is to take a fork and try to pick it up; if it falls apart, it's done.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18cwXXwgpG/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/83fa0aea-f22b-4eee-a292-17f324a7f4dd
- Extracted: 2026-05-11

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