Soy-Ginger Roast Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms

Ingredients

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

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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