Shoyu Chicken Recipe

A recipe for Shoyu Chicken. See also more Recipes from Hawaii, about Hawaii Dining and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

This Hawaii plate lunch favorite is bone-in chicken pieces baked in a sweet sauce flavored with soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.

Ingredients

- 3/4 cups soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons ginger root, chopped
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 seed star anise
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 3 pounds of chicken (all thighs or mixed)
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons of water

Instructions

Bring soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, water, ginger, anise, garlic and scallion to a boil. Lower heat and let simmer for 2 minutes. Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer in a large baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes. Remove chicken pieces from sauce and arrange on a platter. Skim the fat off the sauce. Mix cornstarch with water and add to sauce as a thickener. When sauce has thickened, pour over chicken and serve with rice.

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