Soy Sauce Chicken

15 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 35 min
Ready In: 55 min

“A delicious, fast, and easy recipe for any week night dinner. The chicken comes out flavorful with a sweet and tangy glaze. Serve with rice and steamed snow peas for a complete meal.” - by Too Hot Tamale

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
1/4 cup minced garlic
1/4 cup minced fresh ginger
5 pounds bone-in chicken thighs with skin
1/4 cup chopped green onions

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Combine sugar, soy sauce, water, garlic, and ginger in a large stock pot; stir until sugar is dissolved. Place chicken in stock pot and bring to a boil. Using tongs, turn chicken in pot every 5 minutes.
Boil chicken until no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear, about 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sauce mixture will turn into a rich, brown glaze. Remove pot from heat and let cool 10 minutes.
Place chicken on a platter and sprinkle with chopped green onions.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
564 cal
28%

Fat
28.1 g
43%

Carbs
29.6 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Mommy Madison

Jan. 29, 2013

"Delicious! My family has been making this for years with two small changes: UP the amount of water to 2 cups (rather than 1), and change the sugar to 3/4 cup each of white & brown sugar. I also use po..." See morewdered ginger (1 TB) and it works out great, but I'm sure fresh is even better! I highly recommend this, its SO easy and goes wonderful with rice."

CrystallineTulip

Nov. 4, 2012

"So good! I usually don't eat brown meat, but I found some thighs on sale so decided to give them a shot. This recipe hit the spot perfectly. DH loved it, too. We ate it with a side of baked sweet pota..." See moretoes and cornbread - seemingly strange combination, but it went together rather well."

Flying Wizard

Aug. 6, 2012

"Very simple, very good! I only changed two things: I removed the skin before cooking to reduce the fat and I doubled the green onion, adding half of it to the chicken while it simmered. This will be o..." See moren my regular rotation!"

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