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Soy Braised Chicken & Potatoes

Delishar
Serves 4

Ingredients
  

Chicken Marinade

  • 10 chicken mid wings
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp light soy sauce to taste
  • 1/4 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder
  • 1/2 tsp brown sugar

Sauce

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp sugar white or brown is fine
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • white pepper to taste

To cook

  • 1 large potato halved lengthwise & cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 3 cloves garlic lightly smashed
  • 1 inch thumb ginger sliced into 5 pieces
  • 2 tsp sesame oil

Garnish

  • Spring onion to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Marinate chicken mid wings in all the marinade ingredients for at least 15 minutes.
  • Heat a large saucepan or pot on medium high heat.
  • Saute garlic and ginger until it starts to brown.
  • Then add chicken only, reserving the marinade.
  • Brown chicken, and add cinnamon stick, star anise, reserved marinade, potatoes and water.
  • Bring to a boil, add sugar, reduce heat to a simmer.
  • Cook for 20-25 minutes. Until potatoes and chicken is tender, and liquid reduced.
  • Season to taste with more soy sauce if needed.
  • Remove from heat and serve.