Shoyu chicken
Shoyu chicken, from above
Non vegHawaii

Shoyu chicken

Chicken thighs braised in sweet soy and ginger. Every Hawaii plate lunch's best friend.

60 minTime
50 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThighs braised in shoyu, sugar and ginger.
The original
469kcalsame
50 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
60minutessame

Shoyu chicken.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1.5 kg thighs, bone in
Soy sauce¾ cup
Brown sugar½ cup
Water1 cup
Gingera thumb, sliced
Garlic5 cloves, crushed
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3
Cornflour (cornstarch)1 tbsp, optional

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Combine soy, sugar, water, ginger and garlic in a pot and bring to a boil.
  2. 2Add the chicken, cover and simmer 35 to 40 minutes, turning halfway, until cooked through.
  3. 3Lift out the chicken. Thicken the sauce with cornflour slurry if you like.
  4. 4Spoon sauce over the chicken and scatter spring onion.
Serve it like this

Serve with two scoops of rice and macaroni salad, with plenty of sauce spooned over the rice.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Shoyu chicken: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Saimin40 min
On the side Hawaiian macaroni salad30 min
On the side Lomi lomi salmon25 min
A little snack Spam musubi30 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Haupia15 min
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