3 asian style chicken and noodles with star anise Recipes

low sodium chicken broth, garlic cloves, smashed and peeled, fresh ginger, peeled, cut into 1/8-inch rounds and smashed, star anise, asian fish sauce, soy sauce, granulated sugar, boneless skinless chicken thighs (trimmed of excess fat), table salt, napa cabbage, rinsed and sliced thin crosswise, scallions, white and green parts , sliced thin on an angle, loose-packed fresh mint leaves , torn in half if large, fresh cilantro leaves , loose-packed, roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped, lime wedge

dried shiitake mushrooms, boiling water, egg white, cornstarch, salt, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves--very thinly sliced crosswise and cut into short strips, dried cellophane noodles or bean threads, dry white wine, soy sauce, chinese oyster sauce, peanut oil, sesame oil, garlic clove, minced, sugar, four 1/4 -inch-thick slices of fresh ginger, star anise pods, lightly crushed with a knife, swiss chard leaves, stemmed and thinly sliced crosswise, scallions, thinly sliced, freshly ground white pepper, chili oil , for serving