Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken

• 1 whole chicken, cut into parts
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup soy sauce (use low sodium if you like)
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine or 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 -2 piece star anise
• 2 cloves garlic
• chopped birds eye chile (optional)
• 1 stalk scallion, chopped
• sesame seeds

1. Mix all ingredients, except chicken, scallions, sesame seeds in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add chicken, then let simmer 30-40 minutes, turning chicken pieces occasionally.
3. Remove chicken pieces from sauce and set aside in a serving platter.
4. Skim fat from the sauce, thicken it with cornstarch mixture (1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 TB water) and pour the sauce over chicken.
5. Sprinkle scallions and sesame seeds and serve with rice.

chicken, soy sauce, water, brown sugar, oyster sauce, rice wine, fresh ginger, fivespice powder, star anise, garlic, birds eye chile, scallion, sesame seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chinese-soy-sauce-chicken-98923 (may not work)