Yen Can Cook ~ Oyster Sauce Braised Chicken

Soft tender chicken that fully absorbed the flavours from the oyster sauce and aromatics that go into the recipe, this is what you get for this braised chicken recipe.

Ingredients (Serve: 3-4)

4 chicken whole leg, rinse and excess fat trimmed

1/2 thumb-sized ginger, sliced

4 cloves garlic, sliced

3 stalks spring onion, cut into to 3 inch length, white and green part separated

3 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine, for eg: Shaoxing Wine

500ml water/chicken stock

2 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons oyster sauce

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

A dash of pepper

Cooking oil

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Step 1: Combine water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper, and sesame oil in a bowl, mix well and set aside.

Step 2: Heat cooking oil in a wok/ large pan, spread the oil around to coat. Place the chicken skin-side-down in the wok and sear until golden brown.

Step 3: Flip the chicken and add in the sliced ginger to the bottom of the wok. Pan fry the ginger slices until fragrant and caramelized. Add in white part of the spring onion and continue to pan fry in the oil for a minute.

Step 4: Add in the cooking wine to deglaze the wok and let cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Add in the sauce mixture (Step 1) and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to a slow simmer. Cover and let cook for 15 minutes.

Step 5: Flip the chicken and let them cook for another 15 minutes.  Add more water if the gravy runs dry. 

Step 6: Uncover and add the green part of the spring onion, continue to cook until the gravy has thicken.

Step 7: Serve.

HAPPY COOKING!  #stayhealthy #staysafe

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