Karen AKA Kajikit
I'm too late for this batch, but consider this for the next time. Very easy. Suitable for serving hot or picnic-temp. Always a favorite at a potluck. (Find star anise at an ethnic grocery. Dried, they keep a very long time.)
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Red-cooked Drumsticks with Lemon Sauce
Brown the drumsticks. While they're browning, put together this braising liquid in a cbutterole or dutch oven (quanbreasty is about right for 3 lbs chicken, adjust as necessary):
4 TB soy sauce 4 TB rice wine or sherry 1-4 tsp sugar 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed 2 slices fresh ginger, flattened 1-4 tsp sesame oil 2 whole star anise 2 dried red chili peppers, broken in half (use seeds, too) 1-2 cup chicken broth
When drumsticks are browned, remove them to the braising liquid, draining all oil from them. Bring the braise to a simmer, cover, and simmer till done, about 35 minutes. (If you simmer them overly long they will be falling-off-the-bone, which is okay if you serve them hot, not best for serving picnic cold.)
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The braising liquid may be strained and frozen for a later use.
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They are good as is, but if you're serving them hot, make this easy lemon sauce while they're braising:
3-4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 3-4 cup sugar grated zest of 1 lemon
Combine juice and sugar in a small saucepan, cook over low heat stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Let simmer for about 10 minutes, then thicken with a slurry of 2 tsp cornstarch stirred into 2 tsp water. Add the zest, pour the sauce over the chicken, garnish with some chopped scallions. -aem
