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How Many Calories in Soy Sauce Chicken Rice?

Also known as Soya Sauce Chicken Rice, 油鸡饭, Hawker Chan Chicken Rice, Soy Chicken Rice.

Soy sauce chicken rice is the Cantonese hawker plate of chicken braised in a dark soy and rock sugar master stock, sliced over chicken rice with a drizzle of the braising liquid and a side of chilli.

551kcal / 1 plate
A standard plate of soy sauce chicken rice is about 551 calories for a 350g serving, with around 18g of fat and 30g of protein. The 200g of chicken rice is about 290 calories, the soy chicken 190, and the soy gravy and chilli around 50.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (350g)AmountPer 100g
Calories551 kcal157 kcal
Protein30 g9 g
Carbs65 g19 g
Fat18 g5 g

Where the calories come from

Chicken rice200g
290 kcal
Soy sauce chicken with skin100g
190 kcal
Soy braising gravy20g
35 kcal
Cucumber slices20g
5 kcal
Chilli and ginger10g
15 kcal

The real talk

The chicken here is the same bird as steamed chicken rice, just cooked in a soy stock instead of poached. Braising renders some fat out of the skin, which is why a plate at 551 comes in a bit under steamed chicken rice at 607. 100g of soy chicken with skin is about 190 calories. The soy gravy poured on top has sugar in it, about 35 calories a spoon. The rice is the same 290 calories for 200g because it is still cooked in chicken fat.

The most famous version, the hawker stall that got a Michelin star, sells the plate at about S$3.80 with a generous mound of rice. That plate is closer to 600 because the rice is bigger. The chicken portion is what you would expect, about 100 to 120g. So the cheap famous plate is heavier than the number above, not lighter.

Breast or thigh is a real choice with soy chicken. Thigh with skin is about 210 calories per 100g in soy stock. Breast with skin about 170, breast with the skin peeled about 130. Ask for breast, peel the skin, and the whole plate drops to about 490 with more protein than before.

How the portions compare

450 kcal
Small plate, less rice
551 kcal
Standard plate
720 kcal
Large with extra chicken and rice

Soy Sauce Chicken Rice variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Breast, skin off, white rice430 kcalThe lean order
Breast with skin, chicken rice510 kcal
Standard plate, thigh551 kcalHawker standard
Soy chicken with char siew, mixed plate680 kcalDouble meat

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

Is soy sauce chicken rice healthier than steamed chicken rice?
Slightly. Soy sauce chicken rice is about 551 calories against 607 for the steamed version. Braising lets some fat drip out of the skin. The rice is the same, so the gap is not big.
How many calories in Hawker Chan soy sauce chicken rice?
Around 600 calories. The chicken portion is normal but the rice mound is larger than average, which adds about 50 calories over a standard plate.
How much protein is in soy sauce chicken rice?
About 30g per plate from 100g of chicken. Choose breast and it goes up to around 34g while the calories go down.
Does soy sauce chicken have sugar?
Yes, the master stock uses rock sugar and dark soy. The chicken itself takes on only a little, but the gravy spooned over the rice is about 35 calories a spoon, mostly from sugar.
Berapa kalori dalam Soy Sauce Chicken Rice?
Soy Sauce Chicken Rice ada kira-kira 551 kalori untuk 1 pinggan (350g), dengan 30g protein, 65g karbohidrat dan 18g lemak. Angka ini anggaran untuk hidangan gerai biasa, jadi ia berbeza ikut kedai dan saiz hidangan.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical hawker centre or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on HPB iDAT via danielfooddiary.com 2015. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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