Soy Sauce Braised Chicken Legs
"Delicious char siu chicken legs—you deserve a bite!"
Ingredients
whole chicken legs
2
scallion
a pinch
ginger
3 slices
cooking wine
1 tbsp
sugar
1 tbsp
oyster sauce
1 tbsp
light soy sauce
1 tbsp
dark soy sauce
1 tbsp
salt
1 tbsp
white pepper
a pinch
char siu sauce
2 tbsp
cornstarch slurry
a pinch
toasted sesame seeds
a pinch
Instructions
1
Step 1
Make a slit on the back side of the chicken leg, remove the two large bones, rinse well, and set aside.
2
Step 2
Add scallion, ginger slices, cooking wine, sugar, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, white pepper, and char siu sauce to the deboned chicken leg meat.
3
Step 3
Mix well by hand and marinate for about half an hour.
4
Step 4
Heat oil in a pan, place the chicken skin-side down and sear until the surface turns lightly golden.
5
Step 5
Flip and continue searing the other side until set.
6
Step 6
Pour in the remaining marinade, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
7
Step 7
Remove the chicken leg meat and cut into pieces.
8
Step 8
Arrange the cut chicken pieces neatly on a plate.
9
Step 9
Add a little cornstarch slurry to the sauce in the pan, cook until thickened, and pour over the chicken.
10
Step 10
Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
