Original version from Barbara Chau, Livermore, CA.


                                                    Recipe by  Barbara Chau
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SOY SAUCE CHICKEN

1 fryer (around 3 lbs.)
3 pieces ginger
2 green onions
1/4 C Chinese dark soy sauce    (or 3/4 C and no soy sauce)
1/2 C soy sauce
1/4 C water
2 tbsp sigar
1 tbsp sherry
2 star anise
2 tbsp cooking oil

1.   Heat oil in pan and fry the ginger and green onions.
2.   Add the chicken and fry until both sides are slightly brown.
3.   Add soy sauce, water, sugar, sherry, star anise and bring to a boil.
     Simmer for 30 minutes, turning once.  Let stand in the sauce  for
     four hours or over night. Heat up before serving.  Cool slightly
     before cutting into serving pieoes.