Hawaiian Shoyu Chicken– so flavorful you’ll forget how easy it is to make! Filled with flavors of ginger, garlic and just a touch of red pepper.
PREPARATION TIME:
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Ingredients:
3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 ½ cups soy sauce
1 ½ cups water
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 inch piece fresh ginger chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
For Da Sauce:
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup water
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions:
Place chicken in a large pot on the stove top.
Combine remaining ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over chicken and stir until all chicken is immersed in sauce.
Bring to a low boil, cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Let cook for about 1 hour at a low simmer until the chicken is tender.
To Make in a Slow Cooker:
Cook on LOW for up to 8 hours or HIGH for 4.
Remove chicken from cooking liquid, shred and return to pan to soak up some more flavor. Serve over steamed rice with the sauce below.
To make “Da Sauce”: Combine and stir all ingredients until the sugar is dissolved and serve with the chicken and rice.
To Make in an Instant Pot:
Combine the soy sauce, water, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, ginger and garlic in the Instant Pot. Place the chicken in the sauce and spoon some sauce over the top of the chicken.
Lock Instant Pot lid in place, making sure the venting valve is sealed.
Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes.
While chicken is cooking, combine the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
When the cooking time is up, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then do a quick pressure release and when the pin drops remove the lid.
Serve the chicken and sauce over the top of steamed white rice alongside some macaroni salad.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 510 kcal | Carbohydrates: 55 g | Protein: 50 g | Fat: 9 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 215 mg | Sodium: 4029 mg | Potassium: 742 mg | Sugar: 51 g | Vitamin A: 80 IU | Vitamin C: 0.8 mg | Calcium: 42 mg | Iron: 3.7 mg
