Trending Braised Chicken
Trending Braised Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 boneless chicken thighs, approximately 2-3 pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 30 ml vinegar
- 1 L water, for rinsing
- as needed cooking oil
- 50 g onion, sliced
- 150 g pineapple, sliced
- 3 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 30 g rock sugar
- 250 ml boiling water
- 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
- as needed green onion, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Place the boneless chicken thighs in a bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 30 ml vinegar, and 1 L water. Rinse the chicken thoroughly, then drain and pat dry.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Place the chicken on a cutting board. Gently score one side of each chicken thigh with a knife.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a small amount of cooking oil. Once hot, place the scored chicken thighs into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Fry the chicken on both sides over low heat until it is evenly browned and lightly crispy. This should take about 4-6 minutes per side.
⏱️ 10 min
- 5
Add 50 g sliced onion and 150 g sliced pineapple to the pan with the browned chicken.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Pour in 3 teaspoons light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, and add 30 g rock sugar to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Pour 250 ml boiling water into the pan. Stir gently to combine the sauces and sugar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the chicken to braise and absorb the flavors.
⏱️ 10 min
- 9
Remove the lid and increase the heat to high. Thicken the broth by continuously spooning the sauce over the chicken until it reduces and coats the chicken nicely.
⏱️ 5 min
- 10
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds over the chicken in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and place it on a cutting board. Roughly chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Dish up the chopped chicken onto a serving plate. Garnish with sliced green onion before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Trending Braised Chicken
- 2 boneless chicken thighs, approximately 2-3 pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 30 ml vinegar
- 1 L water, for rinsing
- as needed cooking oil
- 50 g onion, sliced
- 150 g pineapple, sliced
- 3 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 30 g rock sugar
- 250 ml boiling water
- 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
- as needed green onion, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Place the boneless chicken thighs in a bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 30 ml vinegar, and 1 L water. Rinse the chicken thoroughly, then drain and pat dry.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Place the chicken on a cutting board. Gently score one side of each chicken thigh with a knife.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat and add a small amount of cooking oil. Once hot, place the scored chicken thighs into the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Fry the chicken on both sides over low heat until it is evenly browned and lightly crispy. This should take about 4-6 minutes per side.
⏱️ 10 min - 5
Add 50 g sliced onion and 150 g sliced pineapple to the pan with the browned chicken.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Pour in 3 teaspoons light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, and add 30 g rock sugar to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Pour 250 ml boiling water into the pan. Stir gently to combine the sauces and sugar.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for 10 minutes, allowing the chicken to braise and absorb the flavors.
⏱️ 10 min - 9
Remove the lid and increase the heat to high. Thicken the broth by continuously spooning the sauce over the chicken until it reduces and coats the chicken nicely.
⏱️ 5 min - 10
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds over the chicken in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and place it on a cutting board. Roughly chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Dish up the chopped chicken onto a serving plate. Garnish with sliced green onion before serving.
⏱️ 1 min