Slow-Braised Soy Sauce Chicken with Star Anise

Name: Slow-Braised Soy Sauce Chicken with Star Anise
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 135 min
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 8 pieces chicken thighs; 0.75 cups soy sauce; 3 tbsp dark soy sauce; 4 whole star anise; 1 whole cinnamon stick; 3 tbsp rock sugar; 6 pieces ginger slices; 3 whole scallions; 1.5 cups chicken stock; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 0.25 tsp white pepper

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Luca Moretti

Time

150 minutes

Servings

Calories

101

Fall-apart tender chicken thighs braised for hours in a complex spiced soy reduction, deeply flavored and utterly comforting.

101

cal

7.4g

protein

5.7g

carbs

5.8g

fat

Ingredients (11)

Ingredient	Qty	Cal	P	C	F
chicken thighs	8 pieces	3	0g	0g	0g
soy sauce	0.75 cups	17	3g	2g	0g
dark soy sauce	3 tbsp	5	1g	1g	0g
star anise	4 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
cinnamon stick	1 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
rock sugar	3 tbsp	7	1g	0g	0g
ginger slices	6 pieces	1	0g	0g	0g
scallions	3 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
chicken stock	1.5 cups	22	2g	2g	1g
vegetable oil	2 tbsp	40	0g	0g	5g
white pepper	0.25 tsp	0	0g	0g	0g

Ingredients (11)

Ingredient	Qty	Cal	P	C	F
chicken thighs	8 pieces	3	0g	0g	0g
soy sauce	0.75 cups	17	3g	2g	0g
dark soy sauce	3 tbsp	5	1g	1g	0g
star anise	4 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
cinnamon stick	1 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
rock sugar	3 tbsp	7	1g	0g	0g
ginger slices	6 pieces	1	0g	0g	0g
scallions	3 whole	2	0g	0g	0g
chicken stock	1.5 cups	22	2g	2g	1g
vegetable oil	2 tbsp	40	0g	0g	5g
white pepper	0.25 tsp	0	0g	0g	0g

Directions

Step 1
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering
Step 2
Brown chicken thighs on both sides in batches, about 4 minutes per side, set aside
Step 3
Add ginger and scallions to pot, stir-fry for 1 minute until fragrant
Step 4
Pour in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and chicken stock, return chicken to pot
Step 5
Add star anise, cinnamon, and rock sugar, bring to simmer
Step 6
Cover and braise in 325°F oven for 2 hours until chicken is very tender
Step 7
Remove from oven, skim excess fat from surface if desired
Step 8
Season with white pepper and serve over rice with braising liquid

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