5-spice chicken with black and green beans from This Must Be the Place: Dispatches & Food From the Home Front (page 213) by Rachael Ray

  • Chinese five-spice powder
    This classic Chinese five spice mix unites the five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and savory. Based on the traditional philosophy of balancing yin and yang, Chinese five spice complements fatty meats like pork belly, goose, and duck. (The Spice House) Buy Now
  • toasted sesame oil
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  • Serves : 4

  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute boneless skinless chicken thighs for boneless skinless chicken breasts, dry sherry or white wine for Shaoxing wine, other neutral oil for peanut oil, onions for shallots, hoisin sauce for black bean sauce, and rice vinegar for Chinese black vinegar.

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    Can substitute boneless skinless chicken thighs for boneless skinless chicken breasts, dry sherry or white wine for Shaoxing wine, other neutral oil for peanut oil, onions for shallots, hoisin sauce for black bean sauce, and rice vinegar for Chinese black vinegar.

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