Dinner Tonight: Soy Poached Chicken Recipe
- 3 cups mushroom soy sauce
- 3 cups off-dry white wine
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 ounces ginger, peeled and sliced
- 10 scallions
- 1 2-1/2 to 3 pound chicken
- 2 star anise
- Pour the mushroom soy sauce, white wine, and 2 cups of water into a large pot set over. Add the star anise, sugar, and ginger and turn the heat to medium-high. When it comes to a boil add the scallions and carefully lower the chicken in, breast side down. Bring back to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and flip the bird over to the other side and let it sit in the liquid for 15 minutes. Check to see if the leg meat is cooked. If it is not, then return the liquid to a boil and cook leg side down for an extra 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 500u0b0F. Chop the remaining scallions.
- Meanwhile, bring the liquid in the pot back to a boil. Once hot, turn off the heat and add the chopped scallions.
- Carve the bird and serve with extra sauce on the side.
mushroom soy sauce, white wine, sugar, ginger, scallions, chicken, anise
Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/07/dinner-tonight-soy-poached-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)