Salad of Soy Poached Chicken

Ingredients

• Juice and half the peel of 1
• 1 lg Star anise
• 3 tb Toasted sesame oil; optional
• Spinach; etc.)
• 4 tb Chopped ginger
• 6 c Mixed savory baby greens
• 3 lb Frying chicken; all fat
• Or 3 lbs chicken thighs;
• Cilantro sprigs
• 4 lg Garlic cloves; bruised
• 1/3 c Chinese black or balsamic
• Toasted sesame seeds
• 1 Piece Cinnamon stick -; (3?
• 3 md Oranges; peeled, seeded,
• 1/3 c Sugar
• 1/4 ts Crushed hot chile flakes
• 3/4 c Dark soy sauce
• (or two large game hens
• ; and sectioned
• 3/4 ts Fennel seed
• 4 c Water
• (such as endive; arugula,