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Making your own soya sauce chicken may seem daunting, but it can be satisfying once you get the basics right

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Soya sauce chicken (above) exudes the fragrant aroma of soya beans and the meat should also be perfumed with spices and herbs. ST PHOTO: HEDY KHOO
Soya sauce chicken exudes the fragrant aroma of soya beans and the meat should also be perfumed with spices and herbs (above). ST PHOTO: HEDY KHOO
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After taking part in a test taste of soya sauce chickens from 10 eateries, I wanted to prove a home cook can make soya sauce chicken that tastes better than store-bought ones .

Soya sauce chicken, as I understand it, should be fragrant with the aroma of soya beans. The meat should also be perfumed with spices and herbs.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 03, 2019, with the headline Hed Chef: Recipe for soya sauce chicken noodles. Subscribe