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    title: chinese stewing sauce
categories: professional, chinese, sauce
 servings: 3

     3 c  water
     1 c  soy sauce
   1/4 c  rice wine
   1/4 c  garlic
     2    star anise
     3 t  sugar
     2 t  peanut oil

heat oil in a skillet, over a high flame
add garlic and saute until lightly colored
stir in remaining ingredients
reduce flame to medium
heat and stir for 15-20 minutes, until thickened
strain through a chinois
use as desired

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