Quick & Easy Soy Sauce Chicken

Quick & Easy Soy Sauce Chicken

Juicy chicken thighs simmered in a savory brown sauce made of minimal ingredients. This quick and easy soy sauce chicken is ready in 30 minutes in one pan! Great as a main dish for busy weeknights. It's family-friendly and better-than-takeout.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 18

Total Time 23

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings pieces

Calories per serving 397 kcal

Ingredients

1.5 lbs skin-on bone-in chicken thighs 4 pieces
1 green onion finely chopped
2 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Sauce

3 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon ginger thinly sliced
¼ cup honey or corn syrup
¼ cup water cold or room temp
3 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar / shaoxing wine / dry sherry

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients as listed above and mix until honey is dissolved.
Optional: Rub salt all over the chicken thighs for about 10 seconds per side, then rinse under cold running water.
Pat dry the chicken thighs with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken thighs skin-side down and sear for 2 minutes. Flip and sear the other side for 2 minutes. Avoid moving the chicken while it sears.
Add the sauce. Reduce to low-medium heat, cover, and simmer for 7 minutes.
Flip the chicken over. Cover and cook for another 5-7 minutes until cooked, or an internal temperature of 165ºF with a digital cooking thermometer.
Flip chicken again so it's skin-side up. Baste the sauce over the chicken. Remove off heat. Garnish with green onions and the sauce served on the side.

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