Soy Poaching Liquid

Name: Soy Poaching Liquid
Ingredients: ⅓ cupChinese black vinegar (see Note) or balsamic vinegar; ¾ cupdark soy sauce; 3 cupswater; 4 tablespoonspeeled and chopped fresh ginger; ¾ teaspoonfennel seeds; 4 large garlic cloves, bruised; ¼ teaspooncrushed hot chile flakes; 1 large star anise; Juice and half the peel of 1 medium orange; ⅓ cupsugar; 1 3-inchpiece cinnamon stick

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