gayle's coffee braised chicken

Chula Vista, CA
Updated on Jul 20, 2011

On my quest to get more ribbons I pulled this from my early cooking days and revisited it today, it is just as good now as it was when I first started making it.

prep time
cook time 40 Min
method ---
yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3-5 pounds cubed chicken (i used a combo of dark and white meat, they both tasted great)
  • 2/3 cup soy sauce (low sodium would be ok too)
  • 1/3 cup strong coffee
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves minced or pressed garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flake (optional)
  • I LIKE MY LIQUID A LITTLE BIT THICK, IF YOU PREFER YOURS BROTHY SKIP THIS NEXT STEP BECAUSE IT IS OPTIONAL
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch

How To Make gayle's coffee braised chicken

  • Step 1
    Add all ingredients (except the corn starch and 1/2 cup water that is for thickening later)into a large stock pot.
  • Step 2
    Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer over medium heat for 40 minutes WITHOUT STIRRING OR OPENING, just shake the pan once or twice during cooking.
  • Step 3
    at 40 minutes if you are going to thicken the broth combine corn starch and cold water and slowly add to bubbling liquid stirring constantly. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.
  • Step 4
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  • Step 5
    I used my rice cooker to cook the rice and in the steam basket in the rice cooker I steamed some broccoli to serve the chicken and sauce over.

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