Soy-Braised Chicken

Chef Gene Gonzalez shares a party recipe that's budget-friendly, too!

Serves 4  Prep Time 15 minutes  Cooking Time 50 minutes

For the chicken
3 cups water
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
3 tablespoons rice wine
1 whole chicken

For the Ginger-Garlic Sauce
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
3 tablespoons sesame oil
4 tablespoons soy stock from soy chicken

For the Soy Chicken Rice
1 cup jasmine rice
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup soy stock from soy chicken
1 cup water

1  Cook the chicken: Place everything in a pot and boil for 20 minutes covered.

2  Steep chicken for 30 minutes.

3  Cut into portions and serve with blanched pechay, ginger-garlic sauce, fine chili sauce, and soy chicken rice.

4  Make the Ginger-Garlic Sauce: Sauté ginger and garlic in sesame oil in a pan.

5 Add soy stock and let it simmer for a few minutes then transfer to a small dish.

6  Make the Soy Chicken Rice: Sauté rice in oil.

7  Add liquids and cook till rice is done about 30 minutes.

Photography by David Hanson and Miguel Nacianceno

• flf Jul 06 2010 @ 11:41pm Report Abuse

     

  I tried it today! It's so easy to cook it aince you dump all the ingredients then wait. I even had time to help my kid with his homework. Best of all, my family loved it!
• eychie Jun 17 2010 @ 07:44pm Report Abuse

     

  where can you buy the 5-spice powder?
• racqs319 Jan 06 2010 @ 10:20am Report Abuse

     

  I tried this last year. My family loved it so much. My friends said that it looked and tasted like the ones you buy at a restaurant. :)
  I cooked this recipe several times pa after that and was even requested for a party. :)