Name: Soy Sauce Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound Party chicken wings; 2 sticks Green onion; 4 slices Ginger; 6 cloves Garlic; 1/2 tablespoon Sesame oil; 1/2 cup Soy sauce; 1/2 cup Water; 2 tablespoons Dark soy sauce; 3 tablespoons Brown sugar

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Easy and delicious instant pot Chinese soy sauce chicken (豉油雞) can be done in few minutes! This amazing soy sauce chicken wings recipe is great to serve with rice and noodles.

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What is soy sauce chicken (豉油雞)?

Soy sauce chicken is a classic and traditional Cantonese cuisine. Chicken is cooked and soaked with soy sauce. And, it’s one of the popular siu mei dishes such as white cut chicken and char siu. In this soy sauce chicken recipe, I use party chicken wings instead of a whole chicken because it’s easier to handle. Also, a quick and tasty soy sauce chicken can be done in a few minutes using instant pot pressure.

What is good to serve with soy sauce chicken wings?

Soy sauce chicken wings are great to serve with rice and noodles. Or, you can serve as a side dish and for party gathering food.

What is the ingredients for soy sauce chicken marinade?

The sauce mixture is mainly soy sauce, water, dark soy sauce and brown sugar.

Cooking tips for how to make instant pot soy sauce chicken:

Add the washed chicken wings. I used 1.5 pounds. However, you can add more chicken wings.
Chicken wings do not need to be thaw before cooking, you can just put the frozen chicken wings.
Make sure to mix the sauce very well and mix with the chicken. Let it cook manual for 5 minutes and natural release.
When open the lid, add the cut green onion and mix it little bit.
Put the chicken wings on a platter, use a skimmer to remove excess oil from soy sauce mixture. Pour sauce over the chicken and ready to serve.

FAQs:

Can I not use dark soy sauce?

Yes, you don’t have to use dark soy sauce, but you have to taste it and adjust the taste. The purpose of dark soy sauce is to give some color and slightly taste.

Can I use sweet soy sauce?

Yes, as I understand some sweet soy sauce has sugar added. It depends on which brands. If you choose to use sweet soy sauce, always taste it first and adjust to your taste.

Instructions for how to make soy sauce chicken:

1. In a bowl, add soy sauce 1/2 cup, water 1/2 cup, dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons, and brown sugar 3 tablespoons. Then, mix them well. 2. Plug the instant pot and push sauté button. After, add 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil, ginger 4 slices, and garlic 6 cloves. Stir it little bit.3. Next, add washed chicken wings into the pot4. Stir the sauce mixture well and add into the pot and mix up the chicken a little bit. After, close the lid, vent, and push manual button to adjust time for 5 minutes in high pressure. Then, natural release.5. In the meanwhile, cut the green onion into small strips6. When the chicken is done, add green onion and mix them.7. Put the chicken on a plate and use a skimmer to remove excess fat from the sauce (you can use this type skimmer from Amazon). Add sauce and ready to serve.Enjoy this easy and delicious Chinese soy sauce instant pot chicken recipe! Also, check out these instant pot recipes: ginseng chicken soup and simple BBQ ribs.