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Soya Sauce Braise Chicken (Hong Kong Style)

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg whole chicken I used a frozen chicken, thawed
  • 1/2 cup of stock or 1/2 cup of water with 1 teaspoon of chicken buillon
  • 2 Tbsp Rock Sugar or just white sugar
  • 1/4 cup Soya Sauce or according to taste
  • 1/4 cup Black Soya Sauce

Braising ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 8 cloves of Garlic cut into slices
  • 5 shallots or 1 big onion cut into slices
  • 1 thumbsize Ginger cut into slices
  • 1 bunch Green Onions white parts only
  • 2 Star Anise optional

Instructions
 

  • Use a rice cooker, instant pot or pot.
  • Fry the braising ingredients in the pot.
  • Rice cooker: like cooking rice.
  • Instant pot: 15 minutes
  • Pot: Boil for 20 minutes
  • Let the chicken sit in the liquid for another 20 minutes to cook in the residual heat.
  • Remove from braising liquid, cool and cut.
  • Serve with steamed rice, braised eggs, any kind of stir fried greens or salad.

Braised eggs

  • Add hard boiled eggs into the braising liquid and cook for 10 minutes or more.