Soy Sauce Chicken

Ingredients:
900g-1kg whole chicken

Stuffing
1 thumb size ginger ~ smashed
2 stalks of spring onion ~ tied
4-5 cloves garlic ~ smashed

Marinate
3-4 tbsp dark soy sauce (less sodium) ~ Chicken rice soy sauce brand

Gravy/Braise
2 cinnamon bark
20g rock sugar
1 dried honey date
6 cloves
1 star anise
1/2 cups dark soy sauce ~ Chicken rice soy sauce brand
4 tbsp Chinese rice wine
2 tbsp light soy sauce
8 cup water

Method:

1. Clean the chicken and pat dry.  Stuff all the ingredients in cavity of chicken.  Then marinate the chicken with dark soy sauce & set aside for 20 mins.
2. In a large deep pot, heat oil & saute cinnamon bark, cloves & star anise till fragrant.  Add the rock sugar & continue saute till rock sugar dissolve.
3. Add the dark soy sauce, Chinese rice wine, light soy sauce & water.  Bring to boil.
4. Add the marinated chicken into the pot & boil over high heat for about 15 mins or more.  Lower the heat to simmer for about 45 mins.
5. Turn off heat & let the chicken steeped in the soy sauce mixture for a few hours to soak in the flavor.
6. Dish out the chicken, chop into pieces & serve with chicken rice.

I used Chicken Rice Soya Sauce instead of normal dark soya sauce

After 15 mins on high heat, simmer for 45 mins; off the heat &
let the chicken steeped in the soy sauce mixture for a few hours to soak in the flavor