Braised Chicken
Simple steps to follow:
Prepared all the ingredients.
In a pan, heat sesame oil over low-heat.
Stir-fry ginger for 5 seconds then add in garlic and spring onion (white part). Sauté ginger, garlic & spring onion until fragrant for about a minute.
Add in marinated chicken, skin-side-down and allowed to cook for 1-2 minutes.
Then flipped over and allowed to sear on the bone-side for 1-2 minutes. Drizzle in the Chinese Shaoxing wine and mix briskly until well combined.
Next, add in hard-boiled egg and pour in the combined seasoning sauce over the chicken & egg.
Once boiling, cover pot with the lid, reduce heat to low heat, and braise until chicken is tender, for about 30-35 minutes or longer. Depending on desired tenderness.
Constantly flipped chicken and egg.
Turn off the heat once the sauce has reduced and thickened.
Braised Chicken
(YIELD: Makes 1 serving)
Ingredients:
- Chicken thigh – 1 thigh
- Sesame oil – 1 tablespoon
- Ginger (slice) – 20 grams
- Garlic (finely chopped) – 1 clove
- Spring onion (finely chopped/ separate the white and green) – 1 stalk
- Chinese Shaoxing wine – 1 tablespoon
- Hard-boiled egg – 2 eggs *optional
Marinade for the chicken
- Light soy sauce – 1/2 tablespoon
- Ground white pepper – 1 teaspoon
Seasoning
- Water – 1 cup
- Anchovy or chicken powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Light soy sauce – 1 teaspoon
- Dark soy sauce – 1/2 teaspoons
- Oyster sauce – 2 teaspoons
- Brown sugar – 1 1/2 teaspoons
- Sea salt – a pinch
Instructions:
1. In a bowl, combine marinade ingredients together and add chicken. Mix everything together and marinade for 1 hour or overnight. Set aside.
2. In a pan, heat sesame oil over low-heat and add ginger. Stir-fry ginger for 5 seconds then add in garlic and spring onion (white part). Sauté ginger, garlic & spring onion until fragrant for about a minute.
3. Add in marinated chicken, skin-side-down and allowed to cook for 1-2 minutes. Then flipped over and allowed to sear on the bone-side for 1-2 minutes. Drizzle in the Chinese Shaoxing wine and mix briskly until well combined.
4. Next, add in hard-boiled egg and pour in the combined seasoning sauce over the chicken & egg. Once boiling, cover pot with the lid, reduce heat to low heat, and braise until chicken is tender, for about 30-35 minutes or longer. Depending on desired tenderness.
5. Constantly flipped chicken and egg. Turn off the heat once the sauce has reduced and thickened.
6. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with spring onion (green part).
7. Serve with steamed rice.
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