【Shanxi】Braised Chicken Legs

Overview

My family must eat chicken during the Chinese New Year, so it will be auspicious! This braised chicken leg is delicious, tender and rich in flavor. In this cold northern winter, the only way to keep out the cold and relieve worries is to eat meat, haha!

Tags

• hot dishes
• chinese banquet
• braised soy sauce
• chicken legs
• cooking wine
• edible oil
• onions
• star anise
• sugar
• ginger
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Chicken drumsticks.

   

2. 2 Put the chicken legs in cold water and blanch them to remove impurities and blood.

   

3. 3 Add a little oil to the wok, add sugar and star anise, and stir-fry over low heat.

   

4. 4 Fry the sugar until brown, then add the chicken legs and stir-fry.

   

5. 5 Fry the chicken legs until the oil is released, add cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, and add onions and ginger.

   

6. 6 Add salt, water, and teriyaki soy sauce. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

   

7. 7 Cook until the chicken legs are soft and tender.

   

8. 8 Enjoy!