Name: Star anise and soy chicken with noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 1.3 kg chicken free-range; 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce; 1/4 cup soy sauce light; 3 Tbs brown sugar; 3 star anise; 1 Tbs sherry dry; 1 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp fresh ginger finely grated; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 300 g noodles cooked; 1 spring onions, finely chopped; 120 g mangetout blanched, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup peanut oil; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 Tbs fresh ginger finely grated

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Ingredients (15)

1.3 kg

chicken — free-range

MARINADE:

1/4 cup	sweet soy sauce
1/4 cup	soy sauce — light
3 Tbs	brown sugar
3	star anise
1 Tbs	sherry — dry
1	garlic — cloves, crushed
1 tsp	fresh ginger — finely grated
	sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

NOODLES:

300 g	noodles — cooked
1	spring onions, finely chopped
120 g	mangetout — blanched, thinly sliced
1/4 cup	peanut oil
1/4 cup	orange juice
1 Tbs	fresh ginger — finely grated

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Method:

Combine the marinade ingredients in a small pot, bring to the boil and simmer just until the sugar has dissolved. Season.

Using a pair of kitchen scissors, cut the chicken down the back bone and into two halves.

Rub the marinade onto chicken and marinade for four hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 200°C and cook the chicken for 45 minutes on each side. Leave to rest for a few minutes.

In the meantime, toss the noodles with the other ingredients. Divide the chicken into portions and serve with the noodles. Alternatively, shred the chicken and serve on top of the noodles.

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