Red-Cooked Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) bottle low sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup green onion, sliced
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 slices fresh ginger
2 star anise
1 cinnamon stick, 3 to 4 inches
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 skinless chicken leg quarters
2 -3 green onions, sliced

Preparation

Over high heat, bring the first 8 ingredients to a boil in a large saute pan.
Add the chicken and cover; reduce heat to medium.
Simmer for 3o minutes, turn chicken over; cover and continue to cook an additional 10 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil.
Boil the braising liquid, uncovered, until syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes.
Strain through a sieve and spoon off any fat that rises.
Brush sauce onto chicken to coat; garnish with sliced scallions and serve with extra sauce for dipping.