Easy 30-Minute Soy Sauce Chicken
Easy 30-Minute Soy Sauce Chicken
Ingredients
For the Soy Sauce Chicken
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs, skin on
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil
- 2 stalks green onions, chopped, for garnish
For the Sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 inch ginger, sliced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
For Serving
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 2 cups steamed bok choy
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, combine the minced garlic, sliced ginger, honey, water, regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Whisk thoroughly until the honey has completely dissolved and the sauce is well combined. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Heat a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the neutral oil to the pan. Once the oil is shimmering, carefully place the bone-in chicken thighs into the hot pan, skin side down.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Sear the chicken thighs for 2 minutes on the skin side until golden brown and crispy.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Flip the chicken thighs over to the other side and sear for another 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Pour the prepared soy sauce mixture over the chicken thighs in the pan. Reduce the heat to low-medium. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 6
Remove the lid and carefully flip the chicken thighs over again to ensure both sides are coated in the simmering sauce. Cover the pan again and simmer for another 7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 7
Remove the lid. Flip the chicken thighs one last time so they are skin side up. Using a spoon, baste the chicken generously with the sauce from the pan.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Remove the pan from the heat. Garnish the chicken with chopped green onions. Serve the soy sauce chicken immediately with cooked rice, steamed vegetables like bok choy, and extra sauce from the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
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Easy 30-Minute Soy Sauce Chicken
For the Soy Sauce Chicken
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs, skin on
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil
- 2 stalks green onions, chopped, for garnish
For the Sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 inch ginger, sliced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
For Serving
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 2 cups steamed bok choy
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, combine the minced garlic, sliced ginger, honey, water, regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Whisk thoroughly until the honey has completely dissolved and the sauce is well combined. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Heat a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the neutral oil to the pan. Once the oil is shimmering, carefully place the bone-in chicken thighs into the hot pan, skin side down.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Sear the chicken thighs for 2 minutes on the skin side until golden brown and crispy.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Flip the chicken thighs over to the other side and sear for another 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Pour the prepared soy sauce mixture over the chicken thighs in the pan. Reduce the heat to low-medium. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 6
Remove the lid and carefully flip the chicken thighs over again to ensure both sides are coated in the simmering sauce. Cover the pan again and simmer for another 7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 7
Remove the lid. Flip the chicken thighs one last time so they are skin side up. Using a spoon, baste the chicken generously with the sauce from the pan.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Remove the pan from the heat. Garnish the chicken with chopped green onions. Serve the soy sauce chicken immediately with cooked rice, steamed vegetables like bok choy, and extra sauce from the pan.
⏱️ 1 min