Name: Soy Sauce Chicken
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, plus 1 1/2 hours of drying time
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 (3 1/4-lb/1.5-kg) whole chicken; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 2 cups (16 fl oz/475 ml) vegetable oil; 1/2 cup (4 fl oz/120 ml) light soy sauce; 4 oz/120 g rock sugar; 2 star anise; 3/4 oz/20 g ginger (about 1-inch/2.5-cm-length piece), sliced; Steamed rice, to serve

Photo by DL Acken

A whole chicken, poached in a ginger and anise–scented soy broth, is a popular dish served at Chinese New Year celebrations.

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