Star Anise Wings Recipes

STICKY BRAISED CHINESE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Heat up the pan over medium heat. Add oil and sugar and mix with a spatula until all of the sugar looks "wet" with oil
• Let cook over medium heat until the sugar starts melting into a brown liquid (this should take about 10 minutes). If there are still unmelted chunks of sugar, use a chopstick or fork to swirl the sugar around to help it melt
• When all of the sugar is melted and an amber brown color, add the chicken wings and shake the pan a bit to make sure all of the bottoms of the wings are coated with the sugar sauce. Cook for one minute then flip the wings and cook for another minute
• Add the shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine) and mix with the chicken using a spatula. Cook for 1 minute
• Add the soy sauce, star anise, and water. Reduce heat a little bit and cook covered for 15 minutes, stirring the chicken every 5 minutes
• Remove the lid and cook until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 2 more minutes. Serve immediately!

GRANDMOTHER'S CHINESE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Place a 14-inch nonstick saute pan over high heat. Add the chicken and dry-sear to lightly brown the chicken. Add the sake, soy sauce, 1/3 cup water, brown sugar, mirin, oyster sauce, ginger, star anise, dried chile and cinnamon stick and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, about 12 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer until the pan is almost dry, tossing frequently to coat the wings, 10 to 12 minutes. Skim off the fat if you like, and serve, garnishing with scallion shavings and sesame seeds. I like to emulsify the chicken fat into the sauce by turning up the heat at the last minute to boil the fat into the other liquids.

CHICKEN SIMMERED IN SOY AND STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Place the ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, cooking wine or sherry, star anise, cinnamon stick and sugar in a frying pan over high heat and bring to a boil.
• Add the chicken and cook for 6-7 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Add the greens to the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until tender.
• Place chicken and greens on serving plates and spoon over pan juices as sauce.
• Serve with steamed rice.

SAN FRANCISCO CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, sherry, orange juice & peel and star anise in a sauce pan. Bring to boil over medium heat.
• Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir until blended. Add to the boiling soy sauce mixture, stirring well. Boil for 1 more minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove soy sauce mixture from the heat and stir in the chopped ginger and chili-garlic sauce.
• Arrange the chicken wings in one layer in a large baking dish. Pour over the soy sauce mixture and stir to coat the wings evenly. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until tender and browned, basting occasionally. Serve the chicken wings hot or warm.