Asian Aromatic Chicken
- 2 tablespoons minced green onions
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken
- 1 star anise
- 4 bone in skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Combine first 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 6 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
- Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade. Pour marinade into a large skillet; stir in broth. Arrange chicken in a bamboo steamer coated with cooking spray; cover with steamer lid.
- Place bamboo steamer in pan; bring marinade mixture to a boil. Steam the chicken 18 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of breasts registers 165u0b0F Transfer chicken to a platter.
- Remove steamer from pan. Strain marinade mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return marinade mixture to pan; bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup; about 2 minutes. Serve sauce with chicken.
green onions, fresh ginger, soy sauce, sherry, hoisin sauce, garlic, sambal oelek, cinnamon, anise, chicken, chicken broth
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/asian-aromatic-chicken-311637 (may not work)