Soy Sauce Chicken In Rice Cooker

A plate of soy sauce chicken paired with steamed rice and sautéed greens on the side.

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Soy Sauce Chicken In Rice Cooker

Soy Sauce Chicken in Rice Cooker is a simple, flavorful chicken dish that’s cooked entirely in a rice cooker. Simply add chicken, soy sauce, aromatics, and spices , then let it slowly braise until the meat becomes tender, juicy, and deeply seasoned.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: chicken thighs

Calories: 433kcal

Author: Dana Rao

Ingredients

2 star anise (optional)
2 bone in chicken thighs (roughly 1.5 pound)
half cup hot water (optional) to pour on skin
3 green onions
3 slices ginger peeled
3 garlic cloves
1.5 tablespoon sugar
½ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoon cooking wine
1.5 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 cup water
2 bay leaves (optional)

Instructions

(Optional step) Pour boiling water on chicken skin to make the skin softer and tender when cooked. Once you see the skin shrink, then you’re good to go to the next step.
Next, add your chicken with sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, water.
No need to marinate the chicken, close the rice cooker lid.
Cook for 1 hour or white rice mode on your rice cooker.
When your rice cooker is done cooking, your chicken is ready! Enjoy with steamed vegetables or some rice.

Don’t throw away your marinade! Make soy sauce marinated eggs if you have extra time.

Add in 6 boiled eggs to the soy sauce.
Cover the top with a paper towel so the whole egg gets marinated and even color distribution. Marinate eggs overnight in an airtight container in the fridge for best flavor.

Notes

Expert Tips

Wash your chicken! I know this is controversial but my Chinese family swears by this. The flavor of chicken tastes more clean and less gamey. Just make sure you clean your kitchen surfaces after to avoid cross contamination.
Use low sodium soy sauce to ensure your chicken is not too salty. If you use regular soy sauce, use half of it and dilute with some water.
After the soy sauce chicken is done in the rice cooker, don’t throw away the sauce. I'm all about re-using food that has so much flavor! Add in boiled eggs (or tofu) and marinate it overnight in the fridge. Now you have two dishes in one as the eggs soak up the delicious soy sauce flavor. If you're marinating eggs, add a paper towel on top, so there's an even soy color throughout!

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