Soy sauce chicken

This classic Soy sauce chicken recipe is a delicious meal the whole family will love.

Recipe «Soy sauce chicken» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1.8kg whole chicken, 6 green onions, 4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, sliced, 4 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 1/2 cups soy sauce , 1 cup shao hsing, 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar, 3 whole star anise , 3 cinnamon sticks, 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, Steamed white rice, to serve, Asian greens, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1.8kg whole chicken 
• 6 green onions 
• 4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, sliced 
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 1 1/2 cups soy sauce 
• 1 cup shao hsing 
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 
• 3 whole star anise 
• 3 cinnamon sticks 
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves 
• Steamed white rice, to serve 
• Asian greens, to serve 

Instructions

1. Rinse chicken (including cavity) under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towel. Trim excess fat. Cut 4 onions into 3cm pieces. Finely slice remaining onions.
2. Place 5 cups cold water, onion pieces, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, star anise and cinnamon in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Add chicken, breast side down. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover tightly. Simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stand, covered, for 50 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through.
3. Remove chicken. Drain. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Cut chicken into serving sized pieces (see note). Arrange chicken on a serving platter. Spoon over reserved cooking liquid. Sprinkle with coriander and sliced onion. Serve with rice and Asian greens.