Chinese Delights: Soy Sauce Chicken

Every Chinese New year season, I look forward to this dish on the table - Soy Sauce Chicken. This dish reminds me of home, warmth and my mum, and I always recall my mum keeping watch over the bubbling pot to make sure that the chicken is stewed to perfection. The chicken is coated with an irresistible fragrant slight sweetness of the seasoning which forced everyone to break out in a frenzy for the remaining chicken drumsticks. During my recent student exchange in Paris, I miss eating chinese dishes so badly when im constantly eating pasta and western food for every meal. I was reminded of this dish and was determined to replicate this homely dish in Paris! To my surprise, I found out that this dish was really easy to make however, it requires patience for the chicken to be cooked to perfection.

The Recipe: Soy Sauce Chicken
Serves 4 - 6

Ingredients:
1) 1 whole chicken/ chicken drumsticks
2)  Seasoning: 4 cloves of garlic
3) 3 tablespoon of light soy sauce
4) 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce
5) dash of pepper
6) 1 cup of water
7) 3 tablespoon sesame oil
8) 2 tablespoon of sugar

Get Cookin:

• Chop up the chicken parts or place the chicken drumsticks into a pot.
• Prepare the braised sauce: Add the light and dark soy sauce, pepper, sesame oil, sugar and water into a bowl and mix well. Pour the sauce into the pot with the chicken. Add the water to cover the chicken. The chicken parts should be partially submerged in the sauce.
• Turn to low heat and leave the pot to simmer.
• After 10 minutes, turn the drumsticks to make sure that they are cook evenly.
• Cook the chicken for 30 - 40 mins under low heat and constantly stir the mixture to make sure that the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
• Do a taste test: Make sure that the sauce is not too salty, otherwise add a little water into the sauce. 
• Leave the chicken to simmer until the chicken is distinctly coated with the dark brown soy sauce. Take a fork to poke the meat to see if the chicken is thoroughly cook.
• Tadah!!! The dish is done! :D

I hope that you will try this yummy homely dish and may this bring warmth to your family and friends! :D