Tau Eu Kay/Braised Chicken in Soy Sauce

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Today's RECIPE is a regular dish when our children were little ones. TAU EU KAY/BRAISED CHICKEN IN SOY SAUCE is their favorite. It is a simple but flavorful dish.

Recipe by Mama Ding

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Total Time | 1 hr 20 mins

Prep Time | 10 mins + 30 mins marination

Cook Time | 40 mins

Servings : 4 - 6

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) chicken, chopped into bite-sized pieces

  • 5 tbsp light soy sauce/kicap cair

  • 1 tsp white pepper powder

  • 1 liter (4 cup) water

  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed

  • 2 cm (1 inch) piece of ginger, peeled and smashed

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • 5 cloves

  • 5 cardamons

  • 2 star anise

  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce/thick soy sauce/kicap pekat or to taste

  • 6 tbsp granulated sugar/rock sugar or to taste

  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled


Method

01 Marinate the chopped chicken with light soy sauce and pepper powder. Set aside for at least 30 mins.

02 In a wok/pot, heat cooking oil on high heat. Quickly sear the smashed garlic and ginger. When lightly browned, reduce heat and add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamons and star anise. Stir fry for 2 mins then add water. Bring to the boil and reduce to medium heat. Add dark soy sauce and sugar/rock sugar.

03 Add the marinated chicken and bring to the boil again. Simmer on medium heat for 30 mins or until chicken is cooked and the sauce has thickened.

04 Add the peeled hard-boiled eggs during the last 5 mins. Stir to coat the eggs evenly with the sauce. Taste and season with pepper, light soy sauce and sugar if required. Top up with some water if the sauce is too thick. If water is added, bring to the boil again.

05 Turn off heat, dish out and serve with rice.

Notes

Firm tofu (taukwa) can also be braised in this dish. Quarter each piece of firm tofu and add in to braise during the last 5 mins. Some prefer to deep fry the firm tofu before braising. It’s entirely up to you.

Keep any leftover sauce in the freezer. Divide into smaller portions and keep frozen. The next time you cook this dish again, add a portion of this sauce to your wok/pot.

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