CHICKEN - Soy Sauce Soaked Chicken

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 stalk of spring onion, white and light green parts only.
• 2 shallots, peeled and lightly smashed
• 1 star anise
• few slices of ginger, (I used 25gm of peeled ginger, use more to tone down the sugar)
• 6 medium sized chicken drumsticks, weighing about 800gm.

Details

Adapted from wendyinkk.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Put light water, soy sauce, sugar, spring onions, shallots, star anise and ginger into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Put in chicken pieces and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken pieces are cooked. Make sure sauce is almost enough to cover chicken. You can add more water if you want, and reduce it later. Remember to turn chicken once a while so that every side of the chicken is bathing in the sauce. A whole chicken may take 40-60 minutes to slowly cook. High heat will make the chicken rough.
3. Turn of the heat and let the chicken soak in the sauce for 2 hours before serving. Reduce sauce if too watery and light. Reheat if it's needed.

*Best done in the afternoon to be served for dinner*