Soy marinated chicken thighs - a simple dish for main course.

This simple recipe produces tasty chicken thigh pieces in a hurry! Buy a packet of chicken thighs (Lilydale; Home brand; organic) at the supermarket that have been de boned and de skinned - there are normally 5 - 7 chicken thighs per packet (depending on the size of the chickens) - this will feed 3 people. It is important to cut off any excess fat before marinating the chicken pieces.

Ingredients:
Step 1
1 packet Lilydale chicken thighs - (Fig 1)







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4 tablespoons soy sauce - (Fig 2)
4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce or Ketchup Manis - (Fig 2)
2 tablespoons mirin - (Fig 2)
a few grinds of white pepper









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Preparation:
Step 1








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Un roll each chicken thigh and cut it into 8 pieces - (Fig 3, 4, 5). Do exactly the same with the remaining chicken thighs.






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Put the chicken thigh pieces into a non reactive dish, and immerse in the sauces - (Fig 6, 7).





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Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator and allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Step 2
At the end of 30 minutes, remove from the refrigerator, and place the chicken thigh pieces and the marinade in a heated frypan over low-medium heat - (Fig 8)



















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Pan fry for 2 minutes then turn over each piece (Fig 9). Pan fry the other side for approximately 3 minutes. The longer the chicken thighs are pan fried, the drier they become. The total time of 5 minutes produces well cooked pieces that are not dried out.

Fig 9

Step 3
Put these thigh pieces on a plate - (Fig 10) together with some of the remaining sauce and serve with a salad or chip potatoes. These chicken pieces are really tasty!








Fig 10

Light soy sauce can be used if you require a more subdued flavour (Fig 11).