Asian Aromatic Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons minced green onions
    1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
    3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
    2 tablespoons dry sherry
    1 1/2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek
    1 cinnamon stick, broken
    1 star anise
    4 bone in skinless chicken breast halves
    1 cup chicken broth
Preparation
    Combine first 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add chicken to bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator at least 6 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
    Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade. Pour marinade into a large skillet; stir in broth. Arrange chicken in a bamboo steamer coated with cooking spray; cover with steamer lid.
    Place bamboo steamer in pan; bring marinade mixture to a boil. Steam the chicken 18 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in center of breasts registers 165\u00b0F Transfer chicken to a platter.
    Remove steamer from pan. Strain marinade mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return marinade mixture to pan; bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup; about 2 minutes. Serve sauce with chicken.

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