Grandmother's Chinese Chicken Wings

My daughter asks for chinese chicken wings for christmas and for her birthday. The only thing i changed was to use fish sauce instead of oyster sauce(i don't do shellfish). I saw this on the best thing i ever made(by andrew zimmern, episode: tasty travels) and posted it to make for her. Andrew said the first time he tasted this dish was in hong kong and it took him 20 years to get the recipe. For his video on how to make, look here=http://andrewzimmern.com/2012/11/16/the-best-thing-i-ever-made-grandmas-chinese-chicken-wings/

Steps

Place a 14-inch nonstick saute pan over high heat.

Add the chicken and dry-sear to lightly brown the chicken.

Add the sake , soy sauce , 1 / 3 cup water , brown sugar , mirin , hoisin sauce , ginger , star anise , dried chile and cinnamon stick and bring to a simmer.

Cook , covered , about 12 minutes.

Uncover and simmer until the pan is almost dry , tossing frequently to coat the wings , 10 to 12 minutes.

Skim off the fat if you like , and serve , garnishing with scallion shavings and sesame seeds.

Andrew likes to emulsify the chicken fat into the sauce by turning up the heat at the last minute to boil the fat into the other liquids.

Ingredients

chicken wings, sake, soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, fish sauce, fresh ginger, star anise, hot chili pepper, cinnamon stick, green onion, sesame seeds