Soy Simmered Chicken

Terese's Note:

I discovered this from Donna Hay's Classics cookbook and have made it several times. It's just a really simple, delicious dish.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon shredded ginger
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Chinese wine or 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 2 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 chicken breast fillets

Directions:

1. Place the sesame oil, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, Chinese wine, star anise and cinamon stick in a frying pan over a medium-low heat and bring to a simmer.
2. Add the chicken and cook for 6-7 minutes each side or until cooked through.
3. Serve on plates with the sauce from the pan, with steamed greens and rice.

Reviews

[Oz in Dubai]

My first review, albeit not my first expedition into Recipezaar's goodies... As this has had only a couple of reviews, I'm prompted to say my bit. This is so simple and so sensational. Full flavoured and subtle at the same time, Terese's chicken is a triumph. Changed nothing and used dry sherry and Kikkoman soy. With a kick-up stirfry of snowpeas, mushrooms and beansprouts, this was a fab dinner which we'll be having again soon.

[Ninna]

I must be getting really good at picking recipes because lately we've been having amazing dinners. This is no exception Therese and yet I was unsure about using two star anise, well I needn't have worried it was perfect. I can't use any oil due to health problems with DH so I had to omit the sesame oil and I know it would have made a difference to the flavour. Well it was still wonderful without it and DH asked for it again tomorrow. Thank you for a great recipe, which by the way I already had and hadn't noticed in my own copy of Donna Hay's Classics Cookbook.

[BLUE ROSE]

Excellant! This is one of those recipes that you can make during the week and have a great meal. The cinnamin in it came out better than what I thought it would. I changed nothing in this. Thank you for posting this.