Ingredients
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1 whole chicken, cut into parts
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1/3-1/2 cup soy sauce (use low sodium if you like)
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1/2 cup water
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3 tablespoons brown sugar
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1 tablespoon oyster sauce
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1/4 cup rice wine or 1/4 cup dry sherry
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1 tablespoon fresh ginger, crushed
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1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
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1 -2 piece star anise
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2 cloves garlic
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sesame seeds
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1 stalk scallion, chopped
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chopped birds eye chile
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients, except chicken, scallions, sesame seeds in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add chicken, then let simmer 30-40 minutes, turning chicken pieces occasionally.
- Remove chicken pieces from sauce and set aside in a serving platter.
- Skim fat from the sauce, thicken it with cornstarch mixture (1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 TB water) and pour the sauce over chicken.
- Sprinkle scallions and sesame seeds and serve with rice.