Braised Chicken with stems

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12 chicken wings , cut in half, tips removed if not already 5 whole dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in water to soften 2 tablespoons peanut oil 2 green[...]

2 bone-in skin-on chicken breast halves kosher salt or sea salt , to taste fresh ground black pepper , to taste 2 -3 pinches dried herbs (thyme, sage,[...]