Red Braised Chicken Thighs

蛟龍Stormwyrm
蛟龍Stormwyrm @stormwyrm

So here I've got an attempt at red braising, a classic method of Chinese cooking. I've done it before with pork and now here's an attempt at chicken. #worldonaplate #mychinese 🇨🇳

Red Braised Chicken Thighs

So here I've got an attempt at red braising, a classic method of Chinese cooking. I've done it before with pork and now here's an attempt at chicken. #worldonaplate #mychinese 🇨🇳

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Ingredients

1 hour
4 servings
  1. 1/2 kgchicken thigh, cut into bite size pieces
  2. 4 tbspsugar
  3. 3 slicesginger
  4. 1/2 cupshaoxing wine
  5. 4bay leaves
  6. 1cinnamon stick
  7. 2star anise
  8. 3 tbspsoy sauce
  9. 1/4 tspdried chilli flakes or 1-2 dried chillies (optional)

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    In a wok or frying pan, heat oil under low heat. Add sugar and stir until it melts, being careful not to burn it.

  2. 2

    Add chicken and ginger, raising heat to medium, stirring to cover with sugar.

  3. 3

    Add shaoxing wine, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, soy sauce, and chilli flakes. Lower heat to medium low and let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  4. 4

    Rise heat back to medium and let boil, reducing the sauce to half. Serve over steamed rice.

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