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Braised Chestnut Chicken (板栗炖鸡)
Ingredients
  • 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 12 chestnuts , fresh, frozen, canned, or vacuum packed (*Footnote 1)
  • 1.5 lbs (680 g) bone-in chicken leg quarters , cut into four bite-sized pieces (*Footnote 2)
  • 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil (vegetable oil, or lard)
  • 3 green onions , two chopped into 2” (5 cm) pieces and one finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic , smashed
  • 2 pieces ginger
  • 3 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons rock sugar (or 1 tablespoon regular sugar)
  • 1 star anise pod
  • 1 piece (3” / 7.5cm) cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
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