Soy Sauce Chicken

How to Make Soy Sauce Chicken

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1. Bring all the master stock ingredients to a simmer in a deep pot just wide enough to hold the chicken, and cook 20 minutes.

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2. Lower the chicken in breast down. The stock should nearly cover it.

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3. Simmer very gently 20 minutes, turning the bird every 10 minutes so it colours evenly.

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4. Cover, take the pot off the heat and steep the chicken 40 minutes, turning it once.

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5. Check the thigh juices run clear, then lift the chicken out and brush it with the sesame oil.

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6. Ladle 250 ml of the stock into a small pan and reduce it by half to a pouring sauce.

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7. Chop the chicken through the bone into 2 cm pieces and reassemble it on the plate.

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8. Pour the reduced sauce over and finish with spring onion and coriander.

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9. Strain the remaining stock, chill it, lift off the fat and freeze it for next time.

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Small Things That Help

• A narrow pot. A wide one needs twice the soy sauce.
• Turn it every ten minutes so the colour is even.
• Keep the master stock. It improves each time you use it.

Ingredient Swaps

• Out of spring onions? A small regular onion, finely sliced, or a few chives stirred in at the end both cover the job.
• If you only have ground ginger, a quarter-teaspoon for each tablespoon of fresh is the ratio usually given; it tastes warmer and less bright than the fresh root.

What Goes With Soy Sauce Chicken

• Steamed rice
• Blanched greens
• Ginger scallion oil

Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Stir-Fried Water Spinach, Vegan Fried Rice.

Leftovers and Storage

The chicken refrigerates 3 days. The strained stock freezes indefinitely.

Soy Sauce Chicken: Questions and Answers

Nutrition per Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. The calories include 4 g of alcohol a serving, which is not part of the protein, carbohydrate or fat. How the figures are worked out.

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