How to Make Rainbow Drive-In Shoyu Chicken

Whip up this popular plate lunch dish from the iconic Honolulu drive-in at home.

Ingredients:

5 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs

Shoyu Chicken Sauce:

1 cup Aloha shoyu

¾ cup sugar

2 ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar

½ teaspoon black pepper

2 ½ tablespoon Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce

1 ½ teaspoon minced garlic

1 oz peeled ginger

Slurry (to thicken):

3 tablespoon flour

3 tablespoon water

Directions: 

1.Mix all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

2.Add the chicken to a large sauté pan over medium heat and pour in the sauce.  Bring to a boil.

3.Lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes, skimming off any fat that rises.

4.Bring to a boil again and add in the slurry.  Lower the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes to thicken.

5.Remove from heat and arrange chicken in a deep serving platter and cover with the remaining sauce.

6.Enjoy!