Shoyu Chicken is a delicious easy way to feed your family or a really large group. One of our house favorites.
I didn’t get a whole lot of pictures for this, but wanted to get it posted anyway. I’ll take more later. ;o)
Here’s what you’ll need: 5 lbs boneless, skinless THIGHS (I get these at costco in a 5lb package), 1 C + of Aloha Shoyu, 1 C + Brown Sugar, a thumb size portion of fresh ginger, fresh garlic (0ptional). Aloha Shoyu is basically a lighter soy sauce. You can find it at Walgreen’s or Long’s Drugs. If you can’t find it, you can either use a light soy sauce or you can use a regular soy sauce and add some water to it. I don’t mind it with the full strength soy sauce either. I’ve done it all ways. It’s all good!
Mix 1 C Shoyu (soy sauce) and 1 C brown sugar in your large pan. Peel the ginger and cut it into slices. Add to mixture. Turn your pot on and add your chicken to the sauce. Bring it to a boil, then drop it down to a simmer. Cook until the chicken is done (about 1-1/2 hours). (If you’re doing a really small pot and the chicken isn’t frozen, it only takes about 20 minutes.) After it is cooked, you may see some floaters in it from the chicken juice. If this bothers you or you are serving it to a group and you don’t want anyone freaking out, then take the chicken out of the pot and strain the liquid. Pour it all back over the chicken. Whether you strain it or not, then add some additional shoyu and brown sugar (about 1/4-1/2 C of each). It will be ready to serve.
If you are cooking for a large group, it is easier to cook this in your soup pots, then pour it into your roasting ovens unless you can put it into your roasters and let it cook for a couple of hours or more. I did a big batch in the roaster and it didn’t cook fast enough, so I took it out and cooked it in batches.
Super yummy served over rice with the sauce!
If you’re doing a small batch just for your family, you can also add some veggies with it. The sauce makes it like a teriyaki bowl!