Braised Chicken with Mushrooms Recipe (Anhui Cuisine)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs free-range chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 8 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 4 oz dried porcini mushrooms, soaked and drained
• 2 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 scallions, white and green parts separated, sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, sliced
• 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
• 1 cup chicken stock (preferably homemade)
• 1 star anise pod
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, julienned
• Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish