Slow Cooked Ginger Chicken

Name: Slow Cooked Ginger Chicken
Ingredients: 6 chicken pieces, on the bone; peanut oil; 1 medium onion; 2 -3 inches fresh ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks; 500 ml chicken or 500 ml vegetable stock; 3 tablespoons soft brown sugar; 3 tablespoons shaoxing wine (dry sherry, sake or dry vermouth can be substituted); 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 12 teaspoon sea salt; 1 whole star anise

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

6 chicken pieces, on the bone
peanut oil
1 medium onion
2 -3 inches fresh ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
500 ml chicken or 500 ml vegetable stock
3 tablespoons soft brown sugar
3 tablespoons shaoxing wine (dry sherry, sake or dry vermouth can be substituted)
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
12 teaspoon sea salt
1 whole star anise

Directions

1

Warm a couple spoonfuls of groundnut oil in a heavy pan.
2

Lower in the chicken pieces and leave them to brown, turning when one side is golden.
3

Lift them out and set aside in a dish.
4

Meanwhile, peel the onion and cut it in half.
5

Then cut each half into six slices from tip to root.
6

Stir the onion into the oil and leave it to soften.
7

Return the chicken to the pot as well as the remaining ingredients.
8

Bring everything to a boil, then turn down the heat so the liquid simmers gently.
9

Cover with a lid and leave for an hour, turning the chicken just once.
10

Serve with lots of sauce and some steamed greens.