Braised Chicken In Soya Sauce

This is a very common home-cooked dish for chinese families. Quite a few types of spices are used in this dish. The aroma created is fantastic. Try it!!

Steps

Marinate the chicken pieces with ingredient no.

To for 30 minutes.

Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion and garlic till fragrant.

Add the chicken pieces and fry lightly.

Put in the ingredient numbers to and simmer till the chicken is cooked and the sauce thickens.

Add a little more water if necessary as this dish should be quite wet.

Put in the corriander leaves and stir for a minute.

Ready for serving.

When the dish is cold , the fats will coagulate as a white layer on top.

Remove the layer of fats with a spoon.

Reheat the dish and it will be ready for serving.

Ingredients

chicken leg, dark soya sauce, sugar, cornflour, sweet onion, fresh shiitake mushrooms, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, peppercorns, salt, water, cooking oil, coriander leaves