Braised Chicken with Chili Ginger Sauce

By tonyglib

Ingredients

• 1/2 red onion (chopped)
• 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1/2 tbsp oil
• 2 skinless chicken breast (halves but leave on the bone or more if you need them and can fit them in a 5 quart pot)
• 1/4 cup ketchup (note)
• 1/6 cup soy sauce
• 1/6 cup sugar
• 1 bay leaves
• 1/2 tbsp chili paste
• 1/2 tbsp ginger (minced)
• water (prepare)
• rice (cooked)

Preparation

Step 1

1 Chop the onion and saute with the garlic in oil in a 5-quart pot with a cover until the onion becomes transparent.
2 Place split breasts in the pan breast down.
3 Add ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, bay leaves, chili paste, and ginger.
4 Fill pan close to the top with water and bring to a boil.
5 Once boiling, turn down heat, cover, and let simmer for one hour.
6 Serve over rice.
7 MY NOTE: You can substitute hoisin sauce for some of the ketchup.
8 You can also substitute brown sugar for a bit different flavor for the regular sugar.