Soy Braised Chicken Thighs

Name: Soy Braised Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 2 tbsp rock sugar or brown sugar; 3 cloves garlic; 1 inch ginger, sliced; 2 star anise; 1 cup water; green onions to serve; steamed rice to serve

Easy Chinese soy-braised chicken thighs with star anise, rock sugar, and ginger. Browning the chicken skin-side down first renders its fat and builds colour before the braising liquid goes in and softens everything.

Total time

45 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Chinese

comfort

Ingredients

8bone-in skin-on chicken thighs

4 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspdark soy sauce

2 tbspShaoxing wine

2 tbsprock sugar or brown sugar

3 clovesgarlic

1 inchginger, sliced

2 star anise

1 cupwater

green onionsto serve

steamed riceto serve

Instructions

Brown chicken skin-side down; flip briefly.

Add all remaining ingredients; bring to boil.

Simmer covered 30 min; uncover and reduce sauce.

Serve over rice; garnish with green onions.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

2.1g

Fat

0.1g

Carbs

2.3g

Fiber

0.2g

Sodium

1183mg

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