Sweet Sauce Chicken

Hadi warned me that this chicken was going to be "sweet". Its name comes from the sweet soy sauce Hadi used, which he referred to as the "sweet sauce" - which confused me, meh. Why can't he just call it kicap manis like everybody else, haha. But anyway, here we go!

What you need:
3 chicken thighs
2 tablespoons ginger powder (or 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger)
2 onions, sliced
1 tablespoon garlic granules (or 2 cloves fresh garlic)
3 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
Water, to make a gravy
1 tablespoon cornflour

What you do:

1. In a wok, add some oil and about 1/2 cup of water. Add the sliced onions and simmer until softened.
2. Add in the chicken and the rest of the seasonings (leave out the cornflour for now). Add in enough water to make as much gravy as you would like. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Thicken the gravy by mixing it with the cornflour, stirring well to combine. Leave to simmer for another minute, then serve.

This dish was so typically Asian, haha. Or should I say typical Hadi? We haven't had this kind of dish in awhile, so it was really satisfying. It goes really well with the rice, unlike some of the other dishes we've been having. In my opinion anyway.

Although Hadi warned me it was going to be sweet, it wasn't as bad as I expected. There was a subtle sweetness in the gravy, but the saltiness of the oyster sauce offset it quite nicely. From the way he was speaking, I thought he was going to add more sugar, or something.

This dish was also nice because of the gravy. Well, I don't really mind either way, since I prefer my rice to be "dry" when I eat it, but at least we don't have to endure Justin's complaints of there not being enough chicken, haha. He usually needs to have a side-dish of fresh vegetables (yes, I know, so healthy...), but I think today was fine. So I guess we really should have chicken with gravy more often. But Hadi says he doesn't like the texture - he prefers the crisp skins of the roasts. So a compromise is needed, meh. Its up to them, I suppose

Me, I prefer stir-fries :) Especially those with crisp chicken under sticky sauces... Yum!

Quote of the day: Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.