Easy Hawaiian Shoyu Chicken

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This Shoyu chicken is too easy! The Hawaiian chicken simmers in its own bubbly brown savory sauce until the meat is juicy and tender. This will become one of your favorite easy weeknight recipes! 

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Shoyu chicken recipe might just be the easiest Hawaiian chicken recipe ever. An ex-coworker from Hawaii gave me her. I remember the first time she brought shoyu chicken to the potluck.

It was so good. The soy sauce wasn’t overpowering or salty. The flavor of the brown sauce wasn’t salty like a lot of recipes containing soy sauce. My coworker recommended that I use a good quality soy sauce. Check out epicurious post for more info on it. 

I use it all the time. I’m not a big fan of a lot of the store soy sauces because  most of them are filled with so much salt! To get the full benefit of flavors you should definitely try a very good quality soy sauce.

Don’t get me wrong, you can use a store soy sauce but you will need play around with the sauce more by adding more ingredients (flavor) to the sauce to offset the flavor of the salty strong soy sauce flavors. 

Ever since she introduced me to shoyu chicken, it has become one of my favorite RIDICULOUSLY easy weeknight dinners. Sometimes I do add extras to the recipe like crushed red peppers or chili peppers to give it a bit of kick.

This recipe is very versatile so if you want to tweak the sauce you can even add some pineapple juice or a bit more sugar depending on your taste. 

If you frown upon long prep recipes you’re in luck today because this Hawaiian style maple shoyu chicken takes only 5 minutes to prep! It’s just a matter of adding all the ingredients into a bowl mixing mix then then pour into a skillet with the chicken.

Let the sauce simmer and bubble until the meat is nice and tender. I love how easy this recipe is! 

Here’s what you’ll need.

•  4-5 pounds chicken thighs. Skinless or boneless chicken thighs work too. 

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar (more brown sugar or white sugar may be better if you are using a store brand soy sauce)
• 1 garlic bulb minced 
• 3 inches of ginger cut into 1/8 inch slices
• salt and pepper for taste 
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3-4 tbsp flour
• 1/4 tsp crushed red peppers (optional)
• green onions sliced 

HOW TO MAKE SHOYU CHICKEN:

Simply, add all the sauce ingredients (except water and cornstarch) into a bowl and mix . Next, heat a large saute pan on high on medium high. Then add the sauce then the  chicken.

Bring to a boil. Simmer for 45 mins. Remove chicken and place in on a serving plate. Strain the sauce and bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch and water together to make a slurry. Pour the slurry into the sauce.

Cook until the sauce has thickened about 5 minutes. Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with green onions.

Shoyu Chicken

April Boller Wright

This Shoyu chicken is too easy! The Hawaiian chicken simmers in its own bubbly brown savory sauce until the meat is juicy and tender. This will become one of your favorite easy weeknight recipes! 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Hawaiian

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  

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• 4-5 pounds chicken thighs boneless and skinless is fine too
• 1 cup soy sauce Quality Brand See Notes
• 1 cup brown sugar (more brown sugar or white sugar may be better if you are using a store brand soy sauce)
• 1 garlic bulb minced finely
• 3 inches of ginger cut into 1/8 inch slices
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 tbsp water
• 3-4 tbsp flour or cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp crush red peppers optional

Instructions

 

• Add all the sauce ingredients (except water and cornstarch) into a bowl and mix . Heat a large saute pan on high on medium high. Add the sauce then the chicken. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 45 mins. Remove chicken and place in on a serving plate. Strain the sauce to get rid of the ginger and garlic.  
• Mix the water and cornstarch to make a slurry in a separate small bowl then add it to the skillet that had the chicken in it.  
• Over medium high heat cook the sauce until it thickens. Add more water, cornstarch or seasonings to get the right flavor or consistency. Pour the sauce over the chicken and top with green onions. Serve right away. Perfect with plain white rice or coconut rice. 

Notes

TIPS TO MAKE THIS SHOYU CHICKEN

 

 

 

 

Soy Sauce - To get the full benefit of flavors you should definitely try a very good QUALITY soy sauce.

 

Don't get me wrong, you can use a store soy sauce but you will need play around with the sauce more by adding more ingredients (flavor) to the sauce to offset the flavor of the salty strong soy sauce flavors. I recommend a more mellow soy sauce called Kishibori Shoyu .

 

 

 

Leftovers - This shoyu chicken seems to taste even better the next day! 

 

 

Keyword hawaiian chicken, shoyu chicken

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