Name: Shoyu Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4, 4 people
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: 3/4 cup shoyu soy sauce; 1 1/2 cups water; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1 (2-inch knob) fresh ginger (peeled and thinly sliced); 3 whole garlic cloves (peeled and crushed); 2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs; 1/2 Maui onion (or yellow onion) (peeled and cut into 3/4-inch wedges); 3 whole green onions (white and green parts, cut into 2-inch pieces); 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 cups steamed rice, for serving

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Shoyu Chicken Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 1h 10m total

Servings

Calories

37% of a 2,000 cal day

747KCAL

Protein

47g94% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat31g

40%

Saturated10g

52%

Unsaturated21g

—

Total Carbs71g

26%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars29g

—

incl. Added Sugars26g

52%

Starch40g

—

Sodium2792mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Chicken braised in a savory soy-ginger glaze with hints of sweetness from honey and brown sugar. Served over rice, it's a Hawaiian-Japanese fusion main dish with deep umami flavors.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

Shoyu Chicken:

¾ cupshoyu soy sauce
1½ cupswater
2 tbsphoney
½ cupdark brown sugar — packed
1fresh ginger — peeled, thinly sliced, 2 inch
3whole garlic cloves — peeled, crushed
2 lbbone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
½Maui onion — peeled, cut into 3/4-inch wedges, or yellow onion
3whole green onions — white and green parts
1½ tbspcornstarch
3 cupssteamed rice

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Method

1h 10m total

Read the method on A Cozy KitchenAdrianna Adarme’s original page

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