Oyster Sauce Chicken is an easy and flavorful braised chicken dish featuring tender, bone-in chicken thighs simmered in a rich, thick brown sauce. Oyster sauce, light and dark soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and a touch of sugar come together to create a deeply savory sauce that coats every bite of chicken.
The chicken is first lightly browned with whole garlic cloves and fresh ginger, then gently braised until tender and infused with all those wonderful flavors. Finishing the sauce over higher heat creates a thick, glossy coating that makes this dish especially satisfying.
With only a few minutes of preparation and about 30 minutes of cooking time, Oyster Sauce Chicken is an excellent choice for an easy weeknight dinner. Serve it with rice to soak up that delicious sauce, and add the optional dried chilies if you’d like a little extra heat. A sprinkle of fresh green onions provides the perfect finishing touch.
Oyster Sauce Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil
- 2 lbs chicken thighs skin on and bone in, about 6 pieces (see note 1)
- 10 clove garlic
- 10 slice ginger
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce see note 2
- 2 tablespoon dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 cup hot water
- 5 dried chilies optional
- ¼ cut green onions chopped
Instructions
Sear the chicken
- Heat oil in a skillet. Place in chicken thighs, garlic cloves, and sliced ginger. Pan fry over medium heat until both sides turn lightly golden.
Braise the chicken
- Mix oyster sauce, dry white wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and white pepper with hot water. Pour the mixture into the skillet and add dried chilies if using.
- Cover the skillet with a lid and leave to braise over medium heat for 15 minutes. Flip over the chicken thighs and cook for a further 10 minutes.
Thicken the sauce
- Uncover the skillet and turn the heat up to high. Let the sauce bubble intensely. Once the sauce has become thick enough to coat a spatula, remove the skillet from the heat.
- Garnish the chicken with chopped scallions and serve immediately.
Notes
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