Lunar New Year Recipe: Shoyu Chicken
SHOYU Chicken
(FROM The Fujieda-Martinez Family)
Stacy’s Note:
This recipe for shoyu (soy sauce) chicken is very forgiving, so it can be adjusted to your own taste. Also, this serves 4-6.
Ingredients:
2 cups shoyu
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 ginger root (about 4 inches cut into slices)
1/2 cup mirin
6-8 boneless/skinless chicken thighs
2 skin on/bone in thighs
Steps:
Add shoyu, sugar, and water to a pot over medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar is melted. Adjust flavor by adding more sugar (to sweeten) or water (to dilute saltiness).
Add ginger and chicken thighs to the shoyu mixture. Turn to medium-high heat until the mixture starts to boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer, and allow the chicken to cook for about 20-25 minutes.
Stir the sauce and flip the chicken so that the pieces are cooked evenly.
When the chicken is fully cooked, add mirin by pouring over chicken. Do not stir this mixture and immediately cover the pot.
Let the mixture simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
For Lunar New Year, Asian Girls Ignite celebrated with sắp sửa and Red Boat Fish Sauce! sắp sửa is an innovative Vietnamese restaurant in Denver, Colorado run by the husband-and-wife team of Ni and Anna. It was recently named one of the Best New Restaurants in 2023 by Esquire Magazine!
Lucky for us, they prepared the most delicious 4-course, pre-fixe, Lunar New Year dinner with proceeds from the meal going towards Asian Girls Ignite’s student programming. We are so grateful for their support and the support of everyone who joined this special dinner.
As a token of appreciation, compiled a number of favorite Lunar New Year recipes from our community. Feel free to recreate the recipes at home or share it with friends and family.
If you’d also like to support Asian Girls Ignite’s mission, we welcome your generosity! Your donation will empower us to continue our mission of igniting the power of AAPI girls and gender-expansive youth.
As the Year of the Dragon unfolds, may you spread your wings and soar high, embracing great power and good fortune ahead!
