Spring Chicken Fricassee

Name: Spring Chicken Fricassee
Ingredients: 4 poussin, about 12 to 14 ounces each, butterflied through the back bone; Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon whole, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup purple pearl onions, blanched and peeled; 1/2 cup dry sherry; 1 1/2 cups hot chicken stock; 2 bay leaves; 3 star anise; 1 tablespoon grated ginger; 1 tablespoon coriander seed; 1 tablespoon cardamom seed; 1/4 pound fresh morels, cleaned well, quartered; 1/2 cup fresh new peas; 1/2 pound pencil asparagus, woody stem removed; 4 ounces creme fraiche; 1/4 cup chopped chives