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Soy Sauce Chicken
Who can resist juicy chicken wings braised in a bath of soy sauce, garlic, cinnamon, and star anise?

- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 cups water (more if needed to cover the chicken at least 3/4 of the way)
- 2 to 2 1/2 pounds chicken wings, drummettes and wings separated
- 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 pieces star anise
- 1 scallion, shredded or chopped
Instructions
- 1
1 cup soy sauce
- 2
3 cups water (more if needed to cover the chicken at least 3/4 of the way)
- 3
2 to 2 1/2 pounds chicken wings, drummettes and wings separated
- 4
1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced
- 5
3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 6
3 tablespoons sugar
- 7
1 cinnamon stick
- 8
2 pieces star anise
- 9
1 scallion, shredded or chopped