Shoyu Chicken

Sesame and Lilies
Sesame and Lilies @cook_14201824
the Netherlands

There isn’t anything easier than shoyu chicken. Mix, pour, simmer. That’s all you need to do. But it simmers for a good hour, so be sure you’ve planned ahead. That cooking hour turns the tangy acidity of the vinegar into mellow sweetness. The meat soaks up that rich sauce and becomes very tender and could win over anyone. Very promising.

This recipe is from one of my Japanese-American friends from Hawaii. Shoyu is the word for soy sauce in Japanese. This correspondence in the name of the dish surely carries some nostalgic implications to me. Now a household favorite in the islands of Hawaii, and a must for the buffet table at any social gathering, shoyu chicken was most likely the idea of Japanese immigrants who lived in Hawaii and experimented with combining local tastes and tastes from their homeland.

Shoyu Chicken

There isn’t anything easier than shoyu chicken. Mix, pour, simmer. That’s all you need to do. But it simmers for a good hour, so be sure you’ve planned ahead. That cooking hour turns the tangy acidity of the vinegar into mellow sweetness. The meat soaks up that rich sauce and becomes very tender and could win over anyone. Very promising.

This recipe is from one of my Japanese-American friends from Hawaii. Shoyu is the word for soy sauce in Japanese. This correspondence in the name of the dish surely carries some nostalgic implications to me. Now a household favorite in the islands of Hawaii, and a must for the buffet table at any social gathering, shoyu chicken was most likely the idea of Japanese immigrants who lived in Hawaii and experimented with combining local tastes and tastes from their homeland.

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Ingredients

70 min
4 servings
  1. 12 pcschicken wings (approx. 600g)
  2. 2 Tbspblack vinegar (or rice vinegar if you do not find)
  3. 2 Tbspbrown sugar
  4. 50 ccsoy sauce
  5. 200 ccwater
  6. 2 clovesgarlic, finely minced
  7. 1 knobginger, sliced
  8. 4boiled eggs, peeled

Cooking Instructions

70 min
  1. 1

    In a large pot, combine soy sauce, sugar, black vinegar, and add water and bring to a boil.

  2. 2

    Add chicken wings, ginger, and garlic. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 1 hour without covering. Stair occasionally.

  3. 3

    After 45 min, add boiled eggs and cook for another 15 minutes.

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