Slow Cooked Ginger Chicken

You'll be able to find the Shaoxing wine in this recipe in your local Chinese supermarket. But don't fret if you can't find it, there are quite a few things you can substitute.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 2-3

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
• 1⁄2 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.