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Soy Braised Chicken & Potatoes

Serves 4
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Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

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