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Braised Chicken Legs with Mushrooms

Nutritious and delicious
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 3
Author: Easyfoodcook.com

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken legs
  • 400 g shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 slices of ginger
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 10 pieces of peppercorns
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 dried peppers
  • 1 tbsp cooking wine
  • 1 tbsp  braised soy sauce
  • 1 segment spring onion

Instructions

  •  Prepare the required ingredients, and clean the chicken legs and shiitake mushrooms.
  • Cut the shiitake mushrooms into two, or three.
  • Cut the chicken legs into pieces as well.
  • Put the chicken legs in cold water, cook for 4-5 minutes after boiling, and fish out the chicken pieces.
  • Add water to the pot and boil. Add the shiitake mushrooms and cook until soft, fish out the shiitake mushrooms.
  • Pour oil to the pot and heat, and add the shallot, ginger, garlic, pepper, star anise, dried pepper. Add chicken legs and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  • Pour in cooking wine and braised soy sauce.
  • Pour shiitake mushrooms together and stir well. Add hot water. The amount of water should be the same as the surface of the ingredients. Add white sugar, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer.
  • When cooking has only a little soup left, add salt and serve.

Notes

To stew chicken, you need to pour in hot water. Put the salt last.