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Garlic Soy Braised Chicken
5 from 6 votes

Garlic Soy Braised Chicken

This Garlic Soy Braised Chicken is a healthy, richly flavorful, and easy dinner solution. Perfect over a bed of fluffy rice. Leftovers are wonderful.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 496 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian-American Fusion

Ingredients

  • 16 chicken legs towel dried
  • 7 cloves garlic chopped
  • 2 tsp ginger thinly sliced, fresh
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 TB granulated sugar
  • 1 TB basil dried
  • 5 star anise whole, dried
  • 2 tsp sesame oil brownish in color, Asian
  • ⅔ cup soy sauce regular
  • ⅔ cup rice wine Asian, for cooking
  • table salt
  • cilantro optional, freshly chopped, or green onions, for garnish

Instructions

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  1. Combine all ingredients except chicken in a Dutch oven or heavy pot. Stir to incorporate.
  2. Using a fork, poke holes everywhere on all sides of the chicken pieces. Be sure not to skip the towel drying. Add chicken to the pot. Sprinkle a thin layer of table salt lightly over the chicken. Stir to coat chicken in sauce.
  3. Bring to a boil and immediately drop down to medium-low heat. Cover pot and cook for 1 hour, occasionally stirring/turning the chicken with a wooden spatula so that all sides are braised in the sauce evenly.
  4. If desired, garnish with chopped cilantro or green onions. Serve warm.

Nutrition Information

Calories 496kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 69g (138%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g (24%) Monounsaturated Fat 6g (30%) Trans Fat 0.1g (5%) Cholesterol 313mg (104%) Sodium 1772mg (74%) Potassium 932mg (20%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 118IU (2%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 71mg (7%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 496

% Daily Value*

Calories 496kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 69g 138%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 313mg 104%
Sodium 1772mg 74%
Potassium 932mg 20%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 118IU 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 71mg 7%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.