4 simmered soy star anise Recipes

grated ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, chinese wine or 1/2 cup dry sherry, star anise, cinnamon stick, brown sugar, boneless skinless chicken breasts, bok choy or 1 bunch chinese greens, trimmed and halved

sesame oil, shredded ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, chinese wine or 1/2 cup dry sherry, star anise, cinnamon stick, chicken breast fillets

dried shiitake mushrooms, scallions, coarsely chopped, onion or 1/2 leek, sliced, carrots, sliced, cilantro stems and leaves, ginger, garlic cloves, in piece kombu (optional), whole dried red chili, star anise, soy sauce, rice wine, salt, dark sesame oil, cold water, ground pork, shallots, minced, cilantro, chopped, grain rice, raw, salt and pepper, swiss chard , or beet or kohlrabi greens, or similar, vegetable stock (above), rice wine vinegar, chopped cilantro , slivered scallions, pickled red radish zest, or whatever, to garnish