Chicken Provencale With Star Anise Recipes

CHICKEN PROVENCAL WITH STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Blanch onions in pot of boiling water 2 minutes.
• Use slotted spoon, transfer onions to bowl of ice water, cool for 5 minutes, drain and peel.
• Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large ovenproof pot over high heat.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Work in batches, sear chicken until golden brown, abotu 12 minutes each batch, transfer chicken to plate.
• Drain all but 3 tbsp of dripping, add remaining oil, mushroom, onions and saute for 7 minutes.
• Add star anise, bay leaves and garlic, saute for 3 minutes.
• Add wine and tomatoes, boil until sauce is reduced by half, stir in chicken broth and return chicken to pot.
• press to submerge.
• Cover pot and place in oven for about 1 hour.
• Transfer chicken to plate, tent with foil to keep warm.
• Boil sauce until reduced to about 7 cups.
• Mix butter and flour in a small bowl then gradually whisk the mixture into sauce.
• Simmer until thickens.
• Add olives, season with salt and pepper, add chicken back to heat through then serve.

CHICKEN PROVENCALE WITH STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blanch onions in pot of boiling water 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer onions to bowl of ice water; cool 5 minutes. Drain onions; peel. Heat 2 TBSPs oil in large wide ovenproof pot over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Working in batches, cook chicken until browned, about 12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to plate. Drain all but 3 TBSPs drippings from pot. Add remaining 1 TBSP oil. Add mushrooms and onions; saute 7 minutes. Add star anise, bay leaves, and garlic; saute 3 minutes. Add wine and tomatoes and boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Stir in chicken broth. Return chicken to pot, pressing to submerge. Cover, place in oven, and cook until chicken is very tender, about 1 hour. Transfer chicken to plate; tent with foil to keep warm. Boil sauce until reduced to 7 cups, about 20 minutes. Mix butter and flour in small bowl. Gradually whisk butter mixture into sauce. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add olives to sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Return chicken to pot; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

CHICKEN SIMMERED IN SOY AND STAR ANISE

Steps:

• Place the ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, cooking wine or sherry, star anise, cinnamon stick and sugar in a frying pan over high heat and bring to a boil.
• Add the chicken and cook for 6-7 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Add the greens to the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until tender.
• Place chicken and greens on serving plates and spoon over pan juices as sauce.
• Serve with steamed rice.