Chinese Chicken Recipes - Steamed Chicken with Anise Recipe

Ingredients

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup soy sauces

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup water

• 15 ml/1 tbsp brown sugar

• 4 cloves star anise

• 1 chicken

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Method:

1. Mix the soy sauce, water, sugar and anise in a saucepan and bring to the boil over a gentle heat.

2. Place the chicken in a bowl and baste thoroughly with the mixture inside and out. Reheat the mixture and repeat.

3. Place the chicken in an ovenproof bowl. Place the bowl on a rack in a steamer, cover and steam over boiling water for about 1 hour until cooked through.