Lunch · 45 min · hawaiian

Shoyu Chicken

If you like chicken thighs, you’ll love this Hawaiian lunch — 45 minutes from craving to table. Each serving lands at 764 calories with 72g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Chicken thighs
• 1 cup Soy sauce
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 2 tbsp Fresh ginger
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 4 cups White rice

Steps

1. Simmer everything together 30 minutes, turning the chicken twice, until the sauce reduces to a sticky glaze.
2. The chicken is done when it shreds easily and the sauce coats a spoon like syrup.
3. Shred or slice and serve over rice with plenty of the glossy shoyu sauce spooned over.
4. Shoyu chicken is the potluck hero — it feeds a crowd and only gets better the next day.
5. Shred leftovers into fried rice the next day — shoyu chicken fried rice is a whole second meal.

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