Ian's Soy Sauce Chicken

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups chix stock
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup Shaoxing or med-dry Sherry
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 bunch scallions
6 slices ginger
4 strips orange zest
1 tablespoon fine salt
2 whole cloves
2 star anise
1 dried hot chile
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
1 (3- 3 1/2 #) chicken, quartered

Bring all ingred. to a boil in a 4 to 6 qt pot then add the chicken, breast down, and simmer, covered 15 min. Turn off heat & let stand, covered, 30 minutes. Turn chix over and let stand covered, 15 more min.