Spicy Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Star Anise
Spicy Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Star Anise

Spicy Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Star Anise

Category

Rating: 8/10

Yields1 Serving
 1 tbsp peanut oil
 4 chicken breast halves with skin and bones
 12 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps quartered
 2 cups chopped green onions
 2 tbsp minced garlic
 1 tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
 14 ½ oz cans low-salt chicken broth
 ½ cup hoisin sauce
 4 whole star anise
 4 cups 3/4-inch-wide strips Napa cabbage (about 1/2 small head)
 1 tbsp hot chili sauce (such as sambal olek or sriracha)
1

Heat peanut oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken; saute until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to bowl. Add mushrooms and cook until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to pot. Add chicken broth, hoisin sauce and star anise. Bring to boil. Add garlic, ginger and green onions. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

2

Remove chicken from pot; cool slightly. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Cut meat crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

3

Meanwhile, boil mixture in pot until reduced to 2-1/2 cups, about 20 minutes. Stir in cabbage and chili sauce. Boil until cabbage is tender, about 4 minutes. Return chicken to pot; simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Discard star anise. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup green onions.

4

Makes 4 servings. Serve on rice.

Ingredients

 1 tbsp peanut oil
 4 chicken breast halves with skin and bones
 12 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps quartered
 2 cups chopped green onions
 2 tbsp minced garlic
 1 tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
 14 ½ oz cans low-salt chicken broth
 ½ cup hoisin sauce
 4 whole star anise
 4 cups 3/4-inch-wide strips Napa cabbage (about 1/2 small head)
 1 tbsp hot chili sauce (such as sambal olek or sriracha)

Directions

1

Heat peanut oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken; saute until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to bowl. Add mushrooms and cook until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to pot. Add chicken broth, hoisin sauce and star anise. Bring to boil. Add garlic, ginger and green onions. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

2

Remove chicken from pot; cool slightly. Remove skin and bones from chicken and discard. Cut meat crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips.

3

Meanwhile, boil mixture in pot until reduced to 2-1/2 cups, about 20 minutes. Stir in cabbage and chili sauce. Boil until cabbage is tender, about 4 minutes. Return chicken to pot; simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Discard star anise. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup green onions.

4

Makes 4 servings. Serve on rice.

Spicy Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Star Anise