Soy-Ginger Roast Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms

Ingredients

• ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 ¼ cups soy sauce
• 1 pound green onions
• 2 pounds fresh shiitake mushrooms (2-in. caps)
• 1 tablespoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon prepared hoisin sauce
• + 8 more ingredients
• • ¼ cup mirin (see notes) or sake
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 1 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
  • 1 chicken (6 to 8 lb.)
  • 10 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • Salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup cilantro sprigs, rinsed
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

1. In a 10- to 12-quart pan, combine 1 cup soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/4 cup ginger, 6 cloves garlic, and 4 quarts water; mix well. 2. Remove giblets from chicken and reserve for other uses. Pull off and discard lumps of fat. Rinse bird well inside and out; pierce skin all over with a fork. Lay chi...

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