Name: Soy sauce chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1kg skin-on and bone-in chicken thighs (6-7 thighs) -; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil -; 4 spring onions, 3 cut in half, 1 finely sliced on an angle, to serve -; thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated -; 3 star anise -; 2 bay leaves -; 240ml light soy sauce -; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce -; 1 tbsp oyster sauce -; 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine, or Chinese rose wine (or use sherry) -; 3 tbsp dark brown sugar -; 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 1 tbsp water -; cooked jasmine rice and steamed greens (we used broccoli and pak choi), to serve -

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Ingredients for - Soy sauce chicken

1. 1kg skin-on and bone-in chicken thighs (6-7 thighs) -

2. 1 tbsp rapeseed oil -

3. 4 spring onions, 3 cut in half, 1 finely sliced on an angle, to serve -

4. thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated -

5. 3 star anise -

6. 2 bay leaves -

7. 240ml light soy sauce -

8. 2 tbsp dark soy sauce -

9. 1 tbsp oyster sauce -

10. 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine, or Chinese rose wine (or use sherry) -

11. 3 tbsp dark brown sugar -

12. 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 1 tbsp water -

13. cooked jasmine rice and steamed greens (we used broccoli and pak choi), to serve -

How to cook deliciously - Soy sauce chicken

1. Stage

Season the chicken with salt and set aside. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over a medium heat, add the halved spring onions, ginger, star anise and bay leaves. Stir-fry for 5 mins until fragrant and the spring onions turn slightly golden.

2. Stage

Pour in the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, 2 tbsp of the sugar and 480ml water. Turn the heat up to high and bring the liquid to the boil.

3. Stage

Slide in the chicken thighs, skin-side down, arranging them in a single layer. Add water if needed to just about cover the chicken.

4. Stage

Turn the heat down low, cover the wok or pan and simmer for 35 mins. Turn the thighs over and cook covered for another 10 mins.

5. Stage

Remove the chicken to a plate. When the thighs are cool enough to handle, remove the bones and slice into pieces about 1cm thick. Arrange on a serving dish.

6. Stage

While the chicken is cooling, strain 150ml of the braising liquid into a small pan and discard the solids. Put the pan over a medium heat and just before it starts to boil, add the cornflour mixture and remaining brown sugar. Once the sauce reaches your desired thickness, remove from the heat. (It should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.) Pour it over the sliced chicken or serve in a bowl on the side for dipping. Garnish with the sliced spring onion. Serve with jasmine rice and steamed greens, or vegetables of your choice.