date: 2020-10-08T23:48:51.745Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/98aa56b92f31e208/751x532cq70/tea-soy-sauce-braised-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/98aa56b92f31e208/751x532cq70/tea-soy-sauce-braised-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/98aa56b92f31e208/751x532cq70/tea-soy-sauce-braised-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Grace Gomez ratingvalue: 5 reviewcount: 30517 recipeingredient: - "2.5 pounds bonein skinon chicken" - "1 teaspoons kosher salt" - "1 teaspoon black pepper" - "2 Tablespoons oil" - "1 inch segment of ginger root sliced into 18 discs" - "1/2 large onion brown or white cut into 14 slices" - "4-5 cloves garlic crushed" - "2-3 Tablespoons tea I used oolong but you could use other plain green or black varieties" - "1 14 cup water" - "1/8 cup Chinkiang or balsamic vinegar" - "1/4 cup soy sauce" - "3 Tablespoons packed brown sugar" - "1 green onion julienned or cut in thin strips and julienned ginger for garnish and added flavor" recipeinstructions: - "Season the chicken on both sides with the salt and pepper." - "In a large pot/pan (this one's a 13" saute), bring the 2 Tablespoons of oil to medium high heat and brown and sear the chicken, about 3 minutes per side." - "Put the chicken aside and saute the aromatics (onions, ginger, garlic) in the pan until the onions just begin to turn translucent." - "Deglaze the pan with 1/4 cup of water, soy sauce and vinegar, making sure to scrape all the fond (the yummy bits left sticking to the pan after you sear the chicken) off the bottom, and add the tea." - "Lower the heat to medium low, pour in the rest of the water, stir in the brown sugar, and add the chicken - SKIN SIDE DOWN - and simmer, partially covered (leaving about a half inch crack to allow steam to escape) for 20 minutes. Because heat builds and accumulates during the simmering process, it's a good idea to stir the chicken and check the temp once in a while to make sure it's not getting so hot that the chicken and/or sauce are burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan." - "After simmering for 20 minutes, flip the chicken over, SKIN SIDE UP (this is important, as you need to give the skin some time to dry out before going under the broiler) and simmer another 20 minutes. At this point, preheat the oven to BROIL." - "Once the chicken has simmered 40 minutes total, take it off the stove top and place it under the broiler so that the tops of the chicken are 3 to 4 inches from the heat element so the skin can char and crisp, about 2 minutes (check after about a minute and a half, and every 10 seconds thereafter - stuff can go from perfectly charred and caramelized to burnt beyond recognition very quickly under the broiler)." - "Plate with the julienned green onions and ginger sprinkled on top. I like to serve this with steamed jasmine rice, green beans stir-fried in a sweet, caramelized oyster sauce with some garlic, and baby bok choy stir-fried with oyster sauce, garlic and just a hint of ginger." categories: - Recipe tags: - tea - - soy katakunci: tea soy nutrition: 223 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT16M" cooktime: "PT54M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, tea & soy sauce braised chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Tea & Soy Sauce Braised Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It's appreciated by millions every day. Tea & Soy Sauce Braised Chicken is something which I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tea & soy sauce braised chicken using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Tea & Soy Sauce Braised Chicken: 1. Get 2.5 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken 1. Make ready 1 teaspoons kosher salt 1. Make ready 1 teaspoon black pepper 1. Get 2 Tablespoons oil 1. Make ready 1 inch segment of ginger root, sliced into 1/8" discs 1. Make ready 1/2 large onion (brown or white), cut into 1/4" slices 1. Take 4-5 cloves garlic, crushed 1. Take 2-3 Tablespoons tea (I used oolong, but you could use other plain green or black varieties) 1. Get 1 +1/4 cup water 1. Make ready 1/8 cup Chinkiang or balsamic vinegar 1. Prepare 1/4 cup soy sauce 1. Take 3 Tablespoons packed brown sugar 1. Take 1 green onion, julienned (or cut in thin strips) and julienned ginger for garnish and added flavor ##### Steps to make Tea & Soy Sauce Braised Chicken: 1. Season the chicken on both sides with the salt and pepper. 1. In a large pot/pan (this one's a 13" saute), bring the 2 Tablespoons of oil to medium high heat and brown and sear the chicken, about 3 minutes per side. 1. Put the chicken aside and saute the aromatics (onions, ginger, garlic) in the pan until the onions just begin to turn translucent. 1. Deglaze the pan with 1/4 cup of water, soy sauce and vinegar, making sure to scrape all the fond (the yummy bits left sticking to the pan after you sear the chicken) off the bottom, and add the tea. 1. Lower the heat to medium low, pour in the rest of the water, stir in the brown sugar, and add the chicken - SKIN SIDE DOWN - and simmer, partially covered (leaving about a half inch crack to allow steam to escape) for 20 minutes. Because heat builds and accumulates during the simmering process, it's a good idea to stir the chicken and check the temp once in a while to make sure it's not getting so hot that the chicken and/or sauce are burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan. 1. After simmering for 20 minutes, flip the chicken over, SKIN SIDE UP (this is important, as you need to give the skin some time to dry out before going under the broiler) and simmer another 20 minutes. At this point, preheat the oven to BROIL. 1. Once the chicken has simmered 40 minutes total, take it off the stove top and place it under the broiler so that the tops of the chicken are 3 to 4 inches from the heat element so the skin can char and crisp, about 2 minutes (check after about a minute and a half, and every 10 seconds thereafter - stuff can go from perfectly charred and caramelized to burnt beyond recognition very quickly under the broiler). 1. Plate with the julienned green onions and ginger sprinkled on top. I like to serve this with steamed jasmine rice, green beans stir-fried in a sweet, caramelized oyster sauce with some garlic, and baby bok choy stir-fried with oyster sauce, garlic and just a hint of ginger. So that is going to wrap this up for this exceptional food tea & soy sauce braised chicken recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!