Easy Soy Sauce Chicken

Chicken is one of the easiest foods to prepare; it can be combined with many spices and vegetables that can transform it into many delicious dishes, especially steamed chicken. Today, I will introduce you to a new recipe - steamed chicken with soy sauce and simple ingredients, but it is extremely easy to make. The steamed chicken is a Chinese dish that uses the whole chicken. However, the sauce, which is also called the master sauce, used to marinate the whole chicken will be reused many times in the Chinese restaurant. In the home kitchen, the soy sauce chicken should be much easier to prepare, so everyone can make it in a small kitchen. It is also fairly simple. Just marinate the chicken with soy sauce and then steam it to have a very attractive dish with tender meat and a rich taste for your family meal. However, to make it simpler, chicken thighs can be used as a substitute for a whole chicken for a small group of your family members. Even though, with a smaller version of this recipe, the results are also very delicious. This dish can be steamed, baked in the oven, or boiled in a small pot. Sauce after steaming or boiling can be used with this chicken as a dipping sauce.

Ingredients:

3 chicken thighs

1 tbs blackstrap molasses*

1 tsp salt

Sauce ingredients:

1 cup water

2 tbs sugar

1 tbs oyster sauce

1 tbs cooking wine

2 garlic cloves, sliced

1 small piece ginger, peeled and sliced

3 stalks of green onion, cut into 2 inch lengths

2 star anise

1 small cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

Directions:

Wash and rinse the chicken well and pat dry.

Rub the chicken with salt and molasses and let the chicken marinate for 1 hour.

Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

In a large sauce pan, grill the chicken on both sides (about 3 minutes on each side).

Then pour the sauce into the pan and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to simmer; cover the pan with the lid and cook for 30 minutes or until the chicken is done. 

You can try to poke a sharp knife into the meat, and a liquid should come out clear.

Serve with cooked rice.