Just like in my favorite Chinese restaurant, this Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce Chicken hits the spot! It’s flavorful, aromatic, and has the most delicious sauces!
If you’re fond of Chinese food, then I’m sure Soy Sauce Chicken is one of those on top of your list. I mean, how can you not like it — it’s full of flavor, it has the most delicious sauces, and it practically calls out your name when you see it hanging from the restaurant window or the kitchen window of your favorite Chinese restaurant.
If only somebody told me how easy it is to prepare this Soy Sauce Chicken at home, I would have done it years ago– and frequently too — and not wait until I can drop by our favorite Chinese restaurant whenever I have the craving.
I recently discovered Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce one day at the supermarket when I was buying oyster sauce. In all honesty, I am a fan of all things Lee Kum Kee especially the oyster sauce, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, chili garlic sauce, and the charsiu sauce. But somehow, I didn’t know they have soy sauce and good thing I discovered it too because it tastes really good — just perfect when you’re planning to cook something that has soy sauce as its main ingredient.
For this recipe, I used Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce. You can tell by the rich soy flavor and aroma that it’s made from high quality soy bean. Of course, it is brewed according to the traditional and natural method too.
The result was this nicely browned and rich Soy Sauce Chicken that is just fantastic when served with it’s braising sauce, Ginger Sauce and hot steaming rice.
The recipe is below. It’s super easy to make. Thanks to Ykaie for helping in the kitchen and grating the ginger for the Ginger Sauce.
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PrintLee Kum Kee Soy Sauce Chicken
- Author: Peachy Adarne
Ingredients
- 1/2 Chicken
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 inch knob of ginger, sliced thinly
- 6 stalks green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 star anise
- 1/2 cup rice wine, (I used Mijiu because that’s what I have on hand but you can also use shaoxing)
- 3/4 cup Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce
- 3/4 cup dark soy sauce
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 cups water
Ginger Sauce
- 5 tbsp grated Ginger
- 3 cloves garlic grated
- 10 stalks of green onions, chopped finely
- 4 tbsp of soya or canola oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- salt
Instructions
- Make sure to use a pot that would keep your chicken submerged in the cooking liquid. Heat oil in it and sauté ginger until it turns a little brown. Add green onions and sauté for 20 seconds more.
- Pour in rice wine and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes until alcohol evaporates. You’ll know the alcohol has evaporated when the smell becomes sweeter.
- Pour in Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce, dark soy sauce. Add star anise, white sugar, salt, and water.
- Stir and bring to a boil; Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the chicken and bring to a boil again. Simmer the chicken for 30-45 minutes or you can use a meat thermometer to check if it’s done.Temperaure should be 165ºF at the thickest part of the chicken.
- Make the Ginger Sauce while chicken is simmering. Grate the ginger and garlic. Squeeze out the juice from the ginger and garlic mixture then add the green onions and salt.
- In a small pot, heat soya or canola oil and sesame oil.
- Pour it onto the ginger, garlic, green onion, mixture and let it sit to infuse.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Chop the chicken and serve it with the Ginger Sauce, the sauce it was boiled in, and steaming hot rice.
Notes
This serving is good for a family of three or four
115 Responses
That COLOUR is amazing, Peach. I am saving this to make..maybe with just some chicken wings.
Thank you!
Wow, spectacular color! I’ll bet the flavor is, too! Terrific dish — thanks.
Thanks John!
yes, I love Chinese chicken preparations, have never tried them myself so thank you for sharing this, also good to know about the L.K.K. soy sauce!
Thanks Sabrina!
A premium soy sauce in a chicken ,wow ? overwhelming ung lasa at kalidad Ng pagkain
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Yummy!! That chicken looks so delicious! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Thanks Melanie!
That looks so good! I absolutely love how crisp and dark the skin is. Nom nom nom.
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Thanks Stacie!
I think I need to make one of these for Christmas. I love how crispy it looks, and I think it would make such a unique dish for the table.
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I do hope you get to make it and like it too!
We love Chinese food in our house and I love making it instead of getting take-out! I am adding your Soy Sauce Chicken to our must-make-soon list 🙂 Sounds delish!!
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I do hope you like it.
This looks amazing! The pics definitely have me drooling.
Thanks Kerri!
Yum, your soy sauce chicken looks delicious. How can you resist that gorgeous brown skin.
Thanks Debra!
There’s really no limit as to what you can do with chicken! This looks so good and festive as well, you can choose to serve it during the Holidays. I love how easy it is to cook!
Thanks Liz!
I have never heard of that soy sauce either! Can’t wait to try it with my homemade eggrolls! Thanks for sharing!
you’re welcome
Not only does this look delicious, it sounds delicious. I love experimenting with Asian cooking recipes. Can’t wait to try this out very soon.
Thanks Cindy! I hope you like it.
That chicken looks amazing–I really need to try out your recipe. I have a great version of fried rice but still haven’t come up with a great main dish to serve with it. This might be the winner.
Thanks Amanda!
OMG we are chines lovers!!!! I cannot wait to try this!!
Hope you like it.
This recipe looks really yummy. I used to not like Soy Sauce but have come to appreciate the flavor it can bring to recipes.
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Thanks Gwendolyn!
I use lee-kum-kee sauces all the time. My favorite is their oyster sauce
I love their Oyster Sauce too!
Thanks for sharing this complete recipe.. Hope I will achieve the same color and yummy taste of the chicken once I cook .. 🙂 ..
You’re welcome
Wow this is looks fantastic and tempting! My family would love it for sure.
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Thanks!
Yummy! This would be perfect for Thanksgiving Dinner. Such a delicious recipe!
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Thanks Nikki!
We have actually been eating more chicken lately so this recipe will be prefect for us. I have never heard of Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce before but it sounds like something I will have to try. Thanks for sharing this delicious Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce chicken recipe.
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Thanks Rebecca!
I would love to use this sauce with quorn chicken pieces or fillets because it would really compliment the flavour. This looks amazing yum!
Great idea!
This looks really yummy! I will have to make this!
Thanks!
Oh my goodness! That chicken has my mouth watering! Soy sauce is one of my favorite flavor enhancers!
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Same here
Oh my, that chicken looks so yummy and juicy! I have tried their premium soy sauce. I love the hint of sweetness in the soy sauce.
Thanks!
Yum, my mouth is watering now. I had breakfast but I am already getting hungry again. I can’t wait to eat Turkey on Thursday.
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Thanks!
That looks delicious! I really enjoy trying new recipes and this looks easy enough and tasty!
Thanks Wren!
This looks amazing. I need to give it a try. I may just try it out for Thanksgiving this year. The turkey really looks so good.
Thanks Kathy!
This looks soooo good! I must try it!
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Thanks teresa!
Wow this looks really good. What an amazing way to enjoy chicken, I have to try this out!
I’m sure you’ll love it.
Looks super yummy! And an easy recipe!
This looks like an amazing chicken recipe. I will have to get the ingredients I need to give this a try.
I hope you like it.
This turned out amazing!!! I love the deep color you were able to get on your chicken, sounds amazing.
Thanks Bill!
Omg can we say yum?!?! I just love Asian inspired dishes!!! Must give this a try!!!
I hope you like it
This is certainly a hearty dish! My husband would really like this. Loving the sauce!
Thanks Krystal!
Oo this looks so good! I love soy sauce so I know I’d like this!
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Thanks Amber!
I’ve seen this soy sauce in asian grocery store and I really like the recipe you made for the chicken. It looks like it turned out super amazing. I’m going to pin this for later use.
Thanks! I hope you like it.
Looks really, really good. I think I would love it with some steamed white rice like you suggested! Yum!
Oh you will and will probably have extra rice
That chicken looks so moist and tasty. I can’t wait to give this a try! Thanks for the recipe.
you’re welcome.
This looks so good! Thanks for the recipe. I will have to share with my husband who does all the cooking:)
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Thanks Leigh!
I can’t remember the last time I used Lee Kum Kee Soy Sauce. Bet that chicken is delish! Wish that soy sauce is available at the Asian store here.
I’m sure it it. 🙂
The photos have me drooling. It looks so delicious. I hope I can do your receipe justice. ❤️❤️
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Thanks. I hope you can share with me a photo just in case you try to make it.
Yummy! This must be very delicious! The photos you took looked so awesome! I will do your juice + soy sauce. 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
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That looks really good. I am craving some soy sauce now. Guess I will have to order some Chinese!
I can’t wait to try this chicken recipe! It looks beautiful and tasty! I love Lee Kum Kee products!
You wouldn’t think there’d be a huge differences in soy sauces, but there really is. Quality matters.
I haven’t tried the lee kum kee bottled products but I love using their packet ones for cooking.
That chicken looks absolutely yummy, I have some soy sauce and now want to recreate this
Why you are oh so good in cooking?! hahaha really, I have been visiting your sites whenever I find a time and I love the recipes you share here. Also, your shots make it more engaging like I should give a try of this and that! I haven’t tried yet your recipes but I am planning, though particularly for my son’s baptismal. hoping to make it perfect the first try!
Thanks Gessa!
I never try that soy sauce yet Sis though I used Silver Swan and the other Chinese soy sauce that I forget the name lol.
I love Asian cuisine so this recipe is right up my alley. We always have Lee Kum Kee products in our house!
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I have been a long-time user of Lee Kum Kee products and I’m excited to try this recipe.
Hope you like it.
Wow this looks amazing! I would have never thought to cook a whole chicken like this. I will definitely to try this one day!
Silvia
Hope you like it.
My son loves chicken and I am sure he will love this too. I will try to cook this for him on weekends.
hope he likes it.
yowza, this looks amazing. It’s on my list for next week’s menu. I hope I can wait that long!
Thanks Jacqui!
Oh yum! This looks and sounds so good. I think I’ll add this to our next meal plan for sure!
Thanks Ashley!
looks deli.. will try this recipe for my fambam
Thanks. Hope you like it.
Wow, this looks AMAZING! Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
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Thanks!
Thanks for the recipe! Wondering if I can save the used soy sauce for next time when making this again.
What do you do with the remaining sauce? Feels like a waste to discard over the chicken is cooked
You can freeze the cooking liquid for use again later but you may have to re-season it.
This recipe looks so good. My problem is that my husband and I are on a low sodium diet. Do you have the sodium count per serving. I also get quite frustrated by comments that say a recipe looks very good without having tried it. I love feedback and find it so helpful in trying a new recipe. I wish that readers would withhold comment until after trying a recipe. Buthelezi way, I agree that this does look really good!
Super Yummy Neto mamsh. Nakakagutom..
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Sobrang sarap ng manok ❤️ i would love to try it mommy. Nakakatakam. Pwedeng gawin sa kahit na anong okasyon.
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I wish people wouldn’t post unless they have tried it …
But I have tried this because I made this…
Thank you 🍑 for an authentic recipe for my favorite Chinese wings. Now I can make them at home for a lot cheaper and better than most restaurants. This is going to go well with my homemade Basil Fried Rice and Spring Rolls for dinner tonight! 🥰😋💯
P.S I wish I could post a picture of them, so you can see how beautiful they look!
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