Daddy Lau's Soy Sauce Drumsticks (豉油雞髀)
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A simple and flavorful alternative to cooking a whole chicken, featuring tender drumsticks simmered in a rich soy sauce mixture.
01:00:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- ginger - watch the video to see (sliced)
- garlic - watch the video to see (sliced)
- dried Mandarin peels - watch the video to see (cut into small pieces and soaked in water)
- oyster sauce - watch the video to see
- light soy sauce - watch the video to see
- dark soy sauce - watch the video to see
- cooking wine - watch the video to see
- white pepper - watch the video to see
- brown sugar - watch the video to see
- salt - watch the video to see
- water - watch the video to see (for sauce and blanching)
- chicken drumsticks - watch the video to see (pierced at the thickest part)
- oil - watch the video to see (for stir-frying)
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Slice ginger and garlic. Cut dried Mandarin peels into small pieces and soak them in water.
- Make the Sauce: Combine oyster sauce, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, white pepper, brown sugar, salt, and water in a bowl.
- Blanch Drumsticks: Pierce the thickest part of each drumstick with a small knife, then blanch them and set aside.
- Stir-fry Aromatics: With some oil, stir-fry the ginger, garlic, and dried Mandarin peel.
- Simmer with Sauce: Add water and let it simmer covered. Then add half of the sauce, followed by the chicken, and then the rest of the sauce on top. Simmer covered.
- Reduce Sauce and Serve: Flip the drumsticks, then turn up the heat to reduce the sauce, basting constantly. Plate the drumsticks and serve with some of the delicious sauce.
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