Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce

Chicken in Sweet Soy Sauce

Pisang Susu, Pauline Chavannes de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands.
This is an Indonesian dish from a good friend and sounds delicious, on my to cook list. This recipe uses basic, everyday readily available ingredients.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indonesian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 800 grams chicken thighs, or legs, or wings, ( 1¾ lb)
  • 6 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 1 teaspoon course ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce

Instructions
 

  • Rub the chicken pieces well with the pepper and nutmeg.
  • Heat a large non stick pan on medium heat and when hot, add the chicken and cook until golden brown on the first side, then flip all the chicken over.
  • Add the onion and enough warm water so about ⅓ of the chicken pieces are in the water.
  • Add the vinegar and sweet soy sauce. Cover partially with a lid and turn heat to low and let simmer for 25-35 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and fully cover with the lid for 15 minutes.
  • Serve with rice, spoon some of the sauce over the rice, and sliced cucumbers.

Notes

Low cost, easily less than $1 per serving.

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