Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3               cups  water
  1                cup  soy sauce
     1/4           cup  white wine
     1/4           cup  garlic
  2                     star anise
  3        tablespoons  sugar
  2        tablespoons  peanut oil

Preparation:

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 or cheesecloth-discarding solids use as desired

Nutritional Information:

224 Calories (kcal); 10g Total Fat; (39% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 27g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 5497mg Sodium