Best 8 Soy Braised Chicken Recipes

SOY-BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Mix half of ginger, ¼ cup dark soy sauce, and 1 tsp. Five-Spice Powder in a medium bowl. Add wings; toss to coat. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
• Heat oil in a wok or large deep-sided skillet over medium-high. Add shallot, scallions, garlic, chile, and remaining ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add rock sugar, star anise, licorice root (if using), cassia, white pepper (if using), Sichuan peppercorns, and remaining 1 tsp. Five-Spice Powder and stir to combine. Pour in low-sodium soy sauce, remaining ¼ cup dark soy sauce, and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Lift chicken wings out of marinade; discard marinade. Add wings to wok and pour wine over. Stir gently, then bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over medium-low 15 minutes. Gently stir, then cover again and continue cooking until chicken is cooked through and a deep brown color, about 15 minutes longer. Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer wings to a plate.
• Pour liquid in wok through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; discard solids. Return strained liquid to wok and bring to a simmer over medium-high. Cook until sauce thickly coats a spoon, 10-12 minutes. Return chicken wings to sauce and toss to coat. Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer to a platter. Serve with cucumbers if using.

CHINESE HONEY-SOY BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS (MUT JUP MUN GAI YIK)

Steps:

• Cut each chicken wing into 3 pieces. Discard wing tips or reserve for stock.
• Heat oil in wok or skillet and fry joints on high heat for 3-4 minutes, or until browned.
• Add soy, honey, wine or sherry, garlic and ginger, stir well.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until tender.
• Stir frequently towards end of cooking and make sure the sweet does not burn.
• Serve warm (the book says or at room temperature - I prefer them warm), either with white rice (serves 4) or as a main course for two (served with a cool beer in front of the TV).
• Note: This recipe can use a whole chicken, cut up, instead of only the wings.

BERGY DIM SUM #10, HONEY SOY BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Cut wings intp three pieces (save tips for making stock).
• Heat oil in wok and fry the larger joints on high heat for 3-4 minutes or until browned.
• Add Soy, Honey, Wine, Garlic and Ginger, stir well.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the wings are tender.
• Towards the end watch the wings carefully, stir frequently to make sure the glaze does not burn.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

SLOW COOKER SOY-BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Step 1.
• In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine the onions, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, bay leaf, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Place the chicken on top and sprinkle with the paprika.
• Step 2.
• Cook, covered, until the chicken and onions are tender, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours (this will shorten total cooking time).
• Step 3.
• Twenty minutes before serving, cook the rice according to the package directions.
• Step 4.
• Ten minutes before serving, if the slow cooker is on the low setting, turn it to high. Gently fold the bok choy into the chicken and cook, covered, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve with the rice and sprinkle with the scallions.

CHINESE HONEY-SOY BRAISED CHICKEN WINGS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Directions: 1 Cut each chicken wing into 3 pieces. Discard wing tips or reserve for stock. 2 Heat oil in wok or skillet and fry joints on high heat for 3-4 minutes, or until browned. 3 Add soy, honey, wine or sherry, garlic and ginger, stir well. 4 Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until tender. 5 Stir frequently towards end of cooking and make sure the sweet does not burn. 6 Serve warm (the book says or at room temperature - I prefer them warm), either with white rice (serves 4) or as a main course for two (served with a cool beer in front of the TV). 7 Note: This recipe can use a whole chicken, cut up, instead of only the wings.

SOY BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the Szechwan peppercorns, chili oil, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sake and brown sugar. Mix to blend, then add chicken pieces and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours to marinate.
• Fill a wok about halfway full of oil for deep-frying. Heat to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Reserving marinade, fry chicken a few pieces at a time in the hot oil until golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove chicken and set on paper towels to drain.
• Clean out the wok and add reserved marinade. Stir in the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Return chicken pieces to the wok, cover and simmer for about 35 minutes, turning the chicken at least once.
• Remove the chicken and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces and arrange on a platter lined with lettuce leaves. Spoon sauce over the chicken and garnish with green onion.

KOREAN STYLE BRAISED CHICKEN IN SOY, LEMON, AND GINGER SAUCE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Mix soy sauce, wine, oil and ginger. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar if you like sweet flavors. Clean chicken. Remove excess fat and poke a few times with your knife. Place chicken in large Ziploc bag with the soy ginger sauce. Massage chicken in the soy ginger sauce and let it marinate for 2 hours at room temperature. Preheat oven to 350° F. In a heavy pan or Dutch oven large enough to hold all the chicken in a single layer, heat 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil over medium high heat. When oil is hot, sear chicken pieces, skin side down for 4 to 5 minutes or more until golden brown. Turn over and brown the other side for another 4 minutes until golden brown. Remove chicken and set aside. With the pan still hot, add onion slices and lemon slices. Cook until onions have wilted and brown bits on bottom of pan have loosened. 5-7 minutes. Turn heat off. Place chicken pieces, skin-side up on top of onion mixture. Pour juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 tablespoon of sake or mirin on top. Transfer pan to oven and bake for 40 - 45 minutes. Serve on top of rice and sprinkle with the green onion.

SLOW COOKER SOY BRAISED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken in the slowcooker.
• 2. Add soy sauce, ginger and pepper. Add water to cover the chicken.
• 3. Turn on high and cook all day, or 6 hours. Longer cooking will not hurt this at all.
• 4. Serve over lentils or jasmine rice