Easy Shoyu Chicken (Original video)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1.5 cups water
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (dark brown preferred)
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar (or substitute with white wine vinegar, white vinegar, lemon juice)
• Aromatics: ginger, garlic, green onions
• Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp water

Instructions:

1. In a medium-sized pot, combine soy sauce, water, brown sugar, and rice vinegar. Adjust water amount if using light soy sauce.
2. Add aromatics (ginger, garlic, green onions) to the pot.
3. Add chicken thighs to the pot, skin side down. Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
4. After 15 minutes, flip the chicken. Cook for another 15 minutes.
5. Remove chicken and aromatics from the pot. Thicken the sauce by mixing cornstarch with water and adding it to the pot.
6. Optionally, broil the chicken for a few minutes for added texture.
7. Return chicken to the thickened sauce and let it sit while you prepare rice.
8. Rinse rice, add water, bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 10 minutes. Let it steam off the heat for another 10 minutes.
9. Serve the shoyu chicken with rice. Enjoy!