# Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken (豉油鸡)

A low-effort, juicy Chinese soy sauce chicken comfort food.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 whole chicken leg quarter
- 6 tbsp Lee Kum Kee reduced sodium soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Lee Kum Kee dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Lee Kum Kee reduced sodium oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp rock sugar
- 3 tbsp cooking wine
- 2-3 whole scallion
- 1 knob ginger
- 2 whole star anise
- 2 whole bay leaf
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- water
- oil
- chili garlic sauce (optional)

## Instructions

1. Pour boiling water over the chicken legs to tighten the skin, then drain.
2. Heat oil in a pot and sauté ginger and scallions until fragrant.
3. Add the star anise, bay leaves, and cinnamon stick to toast, then deglaze with cooking wine.
4. Add the chicken skin-side down, followed by the soy sauces, oyster sauce, and rock sugar. Pour in enough water to cover the chicken.
5. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
6. Uncover and simmer for another 15 minutes, skimming off any foam.
7. Baste with the sauce until the chicken skin is dark and glossy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dfbd2opJ5KL/?dlrf=ZTM2NGkxdDU1eXBv
- Creator: Emily
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f9a484bc-7efe-4de2-a708-6ca98ea86556
- Extracted: 2026-11-13

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