Soy Sauce Chicken (ft. my Chinese Grandma)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 เม.ย. 2020
- Today we are making one of my favorite dishes, Soy Sauce Chicken. This is our homestyle version. My grandma has a unique braising method that I will outline below.
The recipe below (rough measurements):
Chicken thighs & legs
Soy sauce chicken sauce or (Soy sauce, oyster sauce, water)
2 sprigs of scallions
2 pieces of ginger
1 piece of cane sugar (you can use some white sugar)
2 teaspoons rose wine (you an use white wine)
Spices:
Anise (optional)
Dried orange peel (optional)
Eggs (optional)
Procedure:
Clean and trim off some fat from your chicken. Then in a large pot, add your soy sauce chicken sauce (one whole bottle). If you would like it less strong, add some water. Then add your flavoring agents (scallions, ginger, cane sugar, anise, dried orange peel, and rose wine).
Now my popo's complicated braising technique:
1. Bring soy sauce liquid to a boil, then shut it off
2. Place the chicken in the pot and cook for 2 min
3. Now turn the stove back up to high heat and cook the chicken until the liquid boils again, then bring the heat down to low. Repeat this process 3 times. It should take about 30-45min.
Why do we do this? Because this method allows the chicken to soak up all the flavor while still maintaining some texture. We are not going for the fall off the bone style. Also, the longer you cook it, the more salty soy sauce flavor it will have. Just be aware of that.
If you want to use Michael's easy technique. Bring the soy sauce to a boil, place the chicken in and then bring the heat down to medium and cook for 30 min.
Also, on the side, we hard-boiled some eggs for 12 mins. We let them sit in the soy sauce for about 10-15min to soak up the flavor. Don't forget you have to peel them before they go into the soy sauce.
This is a delicious/comforting dish. Serve with some white rice and some green vegetable and you will be very happy.
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Oh man do I miss my Popo. I love the relationship you have with her. You are so lucky!
Thank you, wishing you and your family blessing!
Love the cooking together😊grandma so cute
Michael, you are so lucky to have your Grandma to teach you some home cooked Chinese recipes. I love home cooked Chinese foods, not necessarily Chinese American foods in a restaurant. Your GM is gold! It's so awesome that she's speaking with you in Chinese and you are able to understand everything that she's is saying. How cool is that?!
Your popo is cool. I wish my kids were able to spend time with their popo, you are lucky.
Thank you for your kind message. Sending you and your family positivity and love.
So sweet. You are very lucky Michael
Wish you and your family well! :)
Love you and your Popo. She is adorable.
Thank you wish you and your family well!
I ❤️ you & ur granny! I wish when my grandmother was alive that I cooked with her, cherish the moments and enjoy!
Making the soy sauce chicken this evening!
Thank you Shang for your kind words. I do cherish the moments. Wishing you and your family the best. I hope it comes out well :-). - Michael
Love your chemistry and love 💕
Thank you! All the best to you and your family
I have just discovered your channel. You and your poh poh are delightful. Glad you are capturing her recipes! So awesome. And kudos to you for persisting with your Cantonese language journey. Also awesome!
Thank you so much! Sending you and your family blessings!
Your Por Por is great! she must havebeen in US a long time , her command of English really good and her "chinese" sense of humour is cool.
Yes she has been in the USA for 60 years and opened a laundromat in a non chinese area. I admire her. Wish you well.
Very good vedio. Looks good. Im going to try this recipe. You and your grandmother make a great team!!
Hey Gary thanks for watching. She is the star! All the best to you and your family.
I love your😘 POPO.You're so lucky !There is a POPO who 💖 you. Drumsticks are my favorite ,I'm drooling😅😂😂😂😋
Thanks Elaine! I’m lucky ☺️ thanks for watching
Poh Poh so energetic with her cooking.Simple n Yummy.😋She must be a very good cook in her early yrs👍
She was, we used to have big parties with all her friends and 4 mahjong tables in house and she would cook all the food! I just remember the house being really loud lol
Your T-Shirt is on 🔥👍... great recipe...💯👌👍💯
Haha thanks I like that one, I got that in Shanghai
You and your popo have the best cooking videos! She's awesome, so down to earth and practical. You and she make everything look so easy and tasty. Thank you for making these videos, you are lucky to have the opportunity to cook with her, and we are lucky you share her recipes with us!! Suggestion for a dish to teach us: wonton soup? Thank you both!
Hey, Sue thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot. I am very lucky that I still have the chance to spend time with her and cook with her. That is a good idea. Wonton Soup! Happy Holidays and all the best to you and your family. - Michael
Hi
You are so cute both of you....
Grand Mother with her grand children...
I ll try this recette
Bizzzzzzzz from Provence, (France) to you
Thank you for your kind words! All the best to you and your family! (From NY, USA) to you and your family :)
Love you Popo! Definitely will follow your recipe! Thank you!
Thank you peony! It’s easy even I can make it lol
Thanks for the video
Thank you for the support!
Awesomee vid!!! Classic recipe
This is a cute video. Makes me miss my grandma. Love the foil on the cabinet too, reminds me of home 💙
Sending good energy to you and your family! Thank you for your support - Michael
❤️- loving you grandma and you . Thank you
Thank you! Wishing you and your family well
I really appreciate you making this lovely cooking video, sharing your por por's cooking skills and recipes. She reminds me of my mum who can also speak some English. Thank you again for making and sharing these precious videos. Does your por por know how to make pork steam buns? Filling is flavoured with fu-yee.
Thank you! We never made the bun wrapper together. But sometimes she adds the Fu-Yee to the Char-Siu if she feels like it lol. All the best - Michael
@@MichaelNicastro thanks for your reply. Treasure the time you have with your cute granny 😘
I really enjoy watching you and your popo cooking. It’s a good example for youngsters on how to create bonding with their families. I wish to see popo cooking 羅漢齋, it’s a vegetarian dish.
Thank you so much! Yeah I like that dish, she makes it I will ask her. I wish you and your family the best. Thank you for the support!
Thank you Michael for sharing these cooking videos of your PoPo. She reminds me of my PoPo with her cooking skills. I was only 12 years old at the time and did not have much interest in learning to cook. When I turned 13, I was fortunate to learn to cook Chinese meals from my Dad (also, he was an excellent cook). I am glad that I stayed in the kitchen and watched. Also, asking questions and took notes.
Hey Lorraine so happy for you! I'm happy that you had these experiences when you were young and they have stuck with you. I'm trying to make up for lost time. I did not value Popo when I was younger and I just turned 30. Anyways happy holidays! - Michael
Wow, Michael. The videos remind me of my grandparents. Like you, my grandparents came from the Hong Kong or Guangdong area. My grandmother was also from the Toisan area. My grandparents settled in America in Philadelphia Chinatown. They made all of the traditional Chinese recipes that you are sharing. Perhaps, your po po can share her recipe for Haam Yu Jing Yook Beng, Steamed Salted Fish and Pork Cake, 鹹魚蒸肉餅。 Cherish the moments you have with your po po. They are very special.
Thanks KJ I’m happy that you can relate and it brings back good memories for you. I’ll tell her about the haam yu. All the best to you and your family
It's very charming to watch you and your grandmother cook together. My parents were from Toisan and I have no written recipes. This will help me and I'm sharing yor videos w daughter, nieces, and nephew! Thank you so much. Suzanne
Suzanne
Hey Suzanne thank you so much for your kind words. I'm happy that we have a connection. Yeah you know growing up I had no interest learning these things. Now I'm fortunate I still have time to share these recipes and spend time with my grandma. I'm editing a video for CNY. We made (Jin Deoi) T deoi (toisan) and Faat Go (Chinese cupcakes) I'm hopefully gonna release it tonight. Happy New Year to you and your family!
Por por makes it the way my mom makes it. No water added and hers is always better than mine of course but I am not sure if her technique is the way same por por's. haha lol but looking at the end product, looks very similar to my mom's legit. 👍🤣
One of my favorite dish:)
Really authentic recipe, Michael! I do this nearly similar but missing out something.. yr Popo techniques is fab.. Boil it quickly n off 4 times. Theres the logic in it I see..This is something I had wanted to discover d secret f a long time.. Pls say, TQ Popo. 😘 Haha she has a gd sense of humour.. Its good u can translate precisely what she said.👍🏼
Excellent, will try your 3x10mins on/off heat method.
Thanks for share with us 👍😋❤️
You are welcome! All the best to you and your family!
Looks very delicious and amazing can't u do rost duck next time looking on form Trinidad guys 👍
I’ll ask popo! Wishing you and your family the best in Trinidad
This is so delicious 🤤
I like watching ur show.. Easy to understand and easy to cook..i don't cook Chinese dishes.. That's why it's so interesting. Tqsm
That's what I like to hear! I used to not appreciate cooking Chinese food but now spending time with my family makes it worthwhile
You can do it, Michael! The heat turned off from the boil, under the lid, keeps the chicken moist, not over cooked. The secret is to not lift the lid for at least 20mins. Use fresh chicken or chicken pieces. Not frozen ones, otherwise the thicker parts, eg thigh and drumstick, wouldn't cook through. Enjoy.
Thanks susie for understanding the process. How you said it sounds much clearer!
Saw you from TikTok. Your popo is so cute.
Thanks for checking out the TH-cam. TH-cam was how Popo And I started cooking :). Wish you and your family well
Thanks for this recipe video. I wish we had a closeup of the see you guy jup bottle so I can find it in the store. I had no idea this was a product!
Hey Alice, here is the bottle that we used in English is called "Chicken Marinade" The Brand is "Lee Kum Kee" www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=1856724&retailer_id=1426®ion_id=27740160627&mrid=115840673&gclid=CjwKCAiAr6-ABhAfEiwADO4sfb0V0oN_ddAs7WSxgAUL3epIY3sc1buSlTbZpX_3OC7pHWy5MBxlPhoCqfEQAvD_BwE
I put the link there so you can see the photo. I just reconfirmed with my grandma. She said people like to add water with the sauce to braise, but she does not. She likes a stronger flavor, we also always add a touch more sugar too. - Michael
Thank you, Michael!
@@alicewlee Of course, thanks for watching. Wishing you and your family the best - Michael
I really liked this video. I tried to learn Mandarin but it was too hard.
Thank you! I'm trying to learn too. I can attest it's hard! I commend you for trying! Let's keep going at our own pace.
You and Paw Paw make it look so easy! I tried this recipe with the Chicken Marinade Sauce. Added the onions, ginger, and sugar cake. What you didn't say is the on/off braising needs to be watched! I walked away. It overboiled and sauce was all over the stove! Ar-r-rg!!! So a question: after boiling the sauce to save for later: should I strain the scallions/ginger before putting sauce back into the jar?
Omg hope everything went well. Yes forgot to mention to watch it and depends on the depth of your pot. You can strain the ingredients but it’s not necessary. Most of them are in big pieces so you can simply pick them out.
Thank u 4 this video in soy sauce chicken, I have been looking for soy sauce chicken video. It seems u would diluted down the soy sauce with water as it must have been very salty
Of course my pleasure. Yes the first usage of the sauce is a bit salty. You can add some water to dilute it but we like it salty hehe
Can you make Ngor Mai Gai (sticky rice packets with chicken) with Po Po
Too much work for grandma. Hands need to be flexible and strong to pack and tie the packet.
Your grandma's soy sauce chicken and the eggs look very good, I think they are very delicious.
对真的好吃！
l would love to know the brands (name) of any sauces (soy, oyster, hoisin, wine) used. I know you aren't being paid by the makes but it would help when I go to the grocery store and stare at 25+ bottles of soy sauce :-) Thanks so much to both of you for doing these videos! They're so enjoyable. And you're so lucky to have such a practical paw paw! I never knew mine, sadly. Give her an extra hug for me! I'm a fan!!!
That’s some good information. Sure would love to explore that - Michael
Salt and pepper shrimp video next?
Whoah salt & pepper shrimp or fish sounds so good!
She speaks perfect English and you repeat what she says in ENGLISH......:)
Haha, she does speak better English than me
Both of you speak very good English. ❤️
Please make sticky pigs feet!!!
Ahhh yes I filmed that recently but lost the video files. I will do it again. I love it and the collagen is yummy
I like chiken and i like if you cooking with youre grnms
thank you :)
and I really like all your vlogs with your grandmother. you are a good grandson,friend😊👍
@@nanadwiastutichanel7348 Thanks Nana that makes me happy. I wish you and your family the best!
Yes thanks, you too
Any Italian recipes?
I should do more Italian recipes. I have been living with my Chinese grandma so I have been learning more Chinese recipes. Wish you well!
@@MichaelNicastrono issues..Love seeing you and your grandma too.
@@Jtsh706 Thank you!
What is the meaning of Por Por
Thanks Michael
It's maternal grandma :)
@@MichaelNicastro votre por por est adorable.
Vous avez de la chance d avoir 1 si sympa grand mere.
Bizzzzzzzz à elle.
Bonjour Michael
I tryed your recepe but the chicken had not
nice color than yours
Thanks and Bizzzzzzzz to your porpor
@@cecilejadodnik1820 Ahhh I see. Did it taste good?
Michael, what is your Chinese name?
I don't have one :(, My mandarin teacher gave me 马帅。Because my family name is 马
I am confused with the many turn flame on for two minutes, cool, etc.
Yeah it's confusing, The main point from what I gather is that you don't want to just simply boil it the whole time.
Exactly