Braised to Perfection: Dezhou Delightful Chicken

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup rock sugar or brown sugar
• 4 slices ginger
• 4 cups water
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 2 green onions, chopped into 2inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon fivespice powder
• 1 whole chicken (about 2.53 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
• 1/2 cup dark soy sauce
• 1 cup Shaoxing wine (Chinese rice wine)
• 2 star anise