Braise Chicken Claws

Ingredients:
15 pcs               Chicken feet
5 pcs                 Dried Shitake mushroom (soaked)
4 slices              Ginger
1 tsp                  Minced garlic
1 pcs                 Cinnamon stick
5 pcs                 Star anise
4 pcs                 Dried chilli
4 pcs                 Codonopsis （党参）
500 ml              Water
1 tbsp                Cooking oil

Seasoning
2 tbsp                Oyster sauce
2 tbsp                Soy sauce
15 g                   Rock sugar
2  tbsp               Dark soy sauce
1 tbsp                Chicken stock
2 tsp                  White pepper powder
2 tbsp                Cooking wine ( add last)


Method
1.  Wash clean the chicken feet, remove all scales and cut into halves.
2.  Stir fry the mince garlic and the ginger in 2 tablespoon of oil until fragrance.
3.  Add in the chicken feet and fry till well oiled.
4.  Put into a pot, add in all other ingredients except cooking oil.
5.  Add in all seasoning except cooking wine.
6.  With lid on, big fire cook until boil.
7.  With lid on, lower the fire and cook for 40 minutes.
8.  With the lid slightly open, simmer until the chicken feel are soft.
9.  garnish with some spring onion before serving.

Note:
Beside chicken feet, I also add 5 hard boiled eggs, gizzard and liver.