Soy Sauce Fried Chicken (Chinese Style)
Soy Sauce Fried Chicken. Chicken is poached in soy sauce with spices then deep fried resulting to a tender, juicy chicken on the inside and crispy skin on the outside.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Cooking Pot
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 4 pcs Chicken leg quarters
- 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 3 tbsp Chinese rice wine optional
- 1 medium size Onions chopped
- 5 cloves Garlic chopped
- 1 thumb Ginger chopped
- 1 pc Star anise
- 2 cups Water
- 4 cups Cooking oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Start by preparing the poaching water. In a cooking pot, put in 2 cups of water. Then add 1/2 cup of soy sauce, 5 tablespoons of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of Chinese rice wine, 2 pcs star anise, onions, garlic and ginger.
- Mix it well and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the chicken and reduce the heat. Slow cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Once done, remove the chicken from the cooking pot and set aside. Let it sit for about 5 minutes.
- In a frying pan, put in cooking oil and deep fry the chicken until golden brown.
- Transfer to a plate with paper towel to remove excess oil.
- Transfer to a serving plate and serve. You may chop your chicken as preferred.