Cantonese White Cut Chicken with Ginger-Scallion Sauce | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. fennel seeds
• 1 Tbsp. kosher salt
• 1½ tsp. sugar
• 5 whole cloves
• 2 star anise pods
• 1 chicken (4 lb.), cut into 8 pieces, breasts left bone in
• ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 2 tsp. finely grated fresh ginger
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1 tsp. thinly sliced fresh red chile (optional)
• 3 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced, plus more for garnish