Vietnamese Crispy Skin Chicken (Gà Da Dòn)

Ingredients

• 6 chicken maryland
• 5 slices ginger
• 5 star anise
• 1 cinnamon bark Chinese
• 3 cloves garlic
• 4 tablespoons oil plus more for frying
• 8 7/16 cups water / 8.5 US cup, for the stock
• 1/2 light soy sauce US cup, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon salt or to taste
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons annatto seed oil
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 1/4 cups water / 4.2 US cup, for the stock ice water
• 1 ice US cup, for the stock ice water
• ice water unchecked▢, for cooling the cooked chicken