Soy Poached Salmon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (15 ounce) bottles low sodium soy sauce
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons fresh minced ginger
1/4 cup star anise
1 1/2 - 2 lbs salmon fillets, thick end cut into 4 pieces when ready to cook
chives or sliced scallion, stems (to garnish)

Preparation

In a 12 inch saute pan with a lid combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and star anise.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.
When at a very gentle simmer, add the salmon, skin side down (liquid should almost cover the fillets).
Slosh liquid over the fillets and cover the pan.
Poach for 6- 8 minutes, salmon should be medium rare in center.
Remove fillets and keep warm.
Bring liquid to a boil and reduce to half (should be light& syrupy).
Spoon some sauce on plate and put fillet on top.
Drizzle a little sauce on fillets and garnish with chives or scallions.