Soy Garlic Chicken
A sweet and savoury meal that you can make in about 30 minutes. Packed with flavour and doesn’t take much effort to put together. An easy dish to make for dinner or meal prep.
Recipe by: @derekkchen
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Ingredients:
2-3 skin-on chicken thighs

2-3 skin-on chicken thighs

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salt, to taste

salt, to taste

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ground black pepper, to taste

ground black pepper, to taste

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cornstarch

cornstarch, enough to cover chicken

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3 tbsp canola oil

3 tbsp canola oil

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5 garlic cloves, grated

5 garlic cloves, grated

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1/2 tbsp ginger, grated

1/2 tbsp ginger, grated

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3 tbsp shaoxing wine, or cooking sake

3 tbsp shaoxing wine, or cooking sake

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3 tbsp mirin

3 tbsp mirin

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1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp sugar

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3 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp soy sauce

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1 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp cornstarch

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1 tbsp water

1 tbsp water

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Directions:

Step 1: Prep chicken

  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides.
  2. Lightly dust chicken with cornstarch on both sides.

Step 2: Cook chicken

  1. Heat pan on medium heat with oil then pan-fry chicken skin side down for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
  2. Cook other side for 2-3 minutes until done, then remove chicken.

Step 3: Prep Aromatics, slurry, and sauces (During step 2)

  1. Grate 5 cloves of garlic. Grate ginger until you yield 1/2 tbsp.
  2. In a small bowl, mix 1 tsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp water to make slurry.

Step 4: Cook sauce

  1. In the same pan add grated garlic, grated ginger, 3 tbsp shaoxing wine (or cooking sake), 3 tbsp mirin, and 1 tbsp sugar to the pan and mix.
  2. Simmer on medium low heat for 3-4 minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved making sure to scrape off any chicken fond left in the pan.
  3. Add 3 tbsp soy sauce and cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.

Step 5: Finish cook

  1. Add back the chicken and coat it in the garlic sauce.
  2. Serve with rice and garnish with toasted sesame seeds, and enjoy.