Real-Deal Soy Sauce Chicken (豉油鸡, See Yao Gai)
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Omnivore's Cookbook · by Maggie Zhu★ 5.0 (11)

Real-Deal Soy Sauce Chicken (豉油鸡, See Yao Gai)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING75M COOK
CAL 32%·PRO 94%
CARBS 25G15% OF CAL
1G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC6G OTHER18G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 37G52% OF CAL
10G SAT27G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Whole chicken braised in soy sauce with warm spices until the meat becomes silky and tender. A Cantonese dim sum dish with deep savory flavor, often served cut into pieces.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 8
  • 1 4 lbs / 1.8 kg whole chicken
  • 2 cups soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce ((Optional))
  • 1/2 cup Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar ((or granulated sugar))
  • 1 big thumb ginger (, coarsely chopped)
  • 8 cloves garlic (, smashed)
  • 6 green onions
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 2 cloves
PREP
15M
SODIUM
3756MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.