1. Cut the baby chicken into small pieces (my husband helped me with this)

2. Rinse the small pieces of chicken in cold water to remove bloodBloodwater, soak in cold water and cooking wine for about half an hour

3. Soak the mushrooms in warm water, trim off the tough parts, save the soaking water

4. Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the chicken pieces until they release moisture

5. Remove the chicken from the pan and discard the cooking liquid

6. Return the chicken to the pan, add scallions, ginger, 2 star anise, 2 red chili peppers, two pieces of candied licorice, and some roots of licorice, stir-fry

7. Addsoy sauce, shaoxing wine,dark soy saucestir-fry, add water to cover the chicken pieces, add the soaking liquid from the mushrooms, transfer to a clay pot and simmer over high heat for 10 minutes then reduce to low heat for 40 minutes