# Soy Sauce Chicken

Soy sauce chicken is an iconic Chinese restaurant favourite. This recipe is a homestyle version, lightly braised and shredded.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 chicken legs
- 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 0.5 tsp ground white pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 40 g rock sugar
- 2 spring onions
- 5 slices ginger
- 3 small shallots
- 2 garlic bulbs
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 cloves
- 1 star anise
- 50 ml dark soy sauce
- 50 ml light soy sauce
- 50 ml shaoxing wine
- 500 ml water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch

## Instructions

1. Add chicken legs to a bowl and cover with boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove and pat dry.
2. Marinate chicken with dark soy sauce and white pepper.
3. Bash spring onions and slice lengthwise. Roughly chop ginger, garlic, and shallots.
4. In a wok, add oil and rock sugar; stir until caramelised.
5. Add spring onions, ginger, garlic, and shallots to the wok and fry for 3 minutes.
6. Add chicken legs (skin side down) and don't touch for 2 minutes.
7. Pour in marinade, soy sauces, Shaoxing wine, water, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon stick.
8. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and braise for 35 minutes, turning halfway.
9. Remove chicken to cool; strain vegetables and spices.
10. Mix 2 tbsp sauce with 2 tbsp cornstarch, then add back to the sauce and thicken.
11. Shred the chicken and serve over steamed rice.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- paper towels
- knife
- wok
- lid

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdA6LChp
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d3d62c2c-ce09-49fe-9a44-abb1b6df1579
- Extracted: 2025-01-20

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