BAKED SHOYU CHICKEN LIGHT

On this blog post, I'll have a recipe for one of Hawaii's favorite entree, baked shoyu (soy sauce) chicken. However, I'll do it (light), for those who need to eat a little better, cutting back on sugar and sodium. This is really easy to make. This was a favorite of mine when I was attending grammar school. We'd have a plate of one huge thigh with skin. A scoop of rice, some sliced fruit, veggies, maybe a sweet treat like a peanut butter cookie. And a small carton of milk. We'd be at morning recess in the playground and could smell that chicken baking. Some kids who had an extra quarter would purchase a double lunch. But I was smart, I'd watch the prissy girls that ate like mice, and all they ate was the cookie and drank their milk. I'd raid their chicken haha!

Ingredients (Serves 6, 3, or 2)

6 chicken thighs, skin removed.

6 cloves of garlic smashed

1 inch ginger smashed

1/2 cup of minced green onion

2 cups of filtered water

2 1/2 cups of light soy sauce ( I like Aloha brand)

1/2 cup of brown raw sugar

Directions

In a mixing bowl, add in the garlic, ginger, green onion, water, and soy sauce with brown sugar. Mix it well, making sure that the sugar is totally dissolved. 

Place the skinned thighs into the mixture, and make sure that the liquid covers all of the thighs. Cover with lid of plastic wrap, and let marinade for at least 2 hours in the fridge.

When ready to bake, remove from fridge, and let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 deg. F.

Place a 9x9 inch baking pan with foil, then put the chicken thighs inside of pan.

Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown, check thighs with an instant read thermometer, making sure that the temperature is at least 160 deg. F. Remove and let sit as the temperature will rise as it rests. 

* When serving, prepare lots of greens like lettuce, cabbage, zucchini, green beans. Along with peppers, tomatoes, squash if available. Use a light vinaigrette as a dressing. Use a nice brown rice for your starch, or quinoa. Stay away from processed white rice and breads. If you are a diabetic, please check with your doctor before eating anything that you get from this post. Likewise those with any other diseases, or ailments.

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