Sarlye....Thank you so much....Your recipe was a smash hit in my home....I was suppose to wait and let it marinade till tomorrow, but I just couldn't .... After about two hours of marinating in the frig, I changed my menu for tonight and continued your recipe....So glad I did....I didn't have the chicken wings so I used about 25 drumsticks....I did go head and used my soy sauce light and it was fine...I served this with oriental rice and broccoli to my family and I had it with allot of steamed broccoli....At the moment I have the left over of the soy bath in the frig....I will certainly make some more this week....I will keep looking for the star anise if I don't find it, I will use the seeds ......Thank you for this great recipe and your help....Julie