Szechuan Chicken

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Asian

Ingredients

  • Marinade Ingredients:
  • * 3 tsp of corn starch
  • * 1 tsp of salt
  • * 1 Tbsp. of rice wine
  • * 1/2 tsp of white pepper
  • * 1 Tbsp. of soy sauce
  • * 1 shredded scallion
  • * 2 slices of ginger
  • * 4 chicken thighs, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • Other Ingredients:
  • * Vegetable oil for frying
  • * 2 Tbsp. of Szechuan peppercorn
  • * 5 dried red chilies, chopped
  • * 50 whole dried red chilies
  • * 4 slices of ginger
  • * 1 scallion, chopped
  • * 1/3 cup of peanuts
  • * 1/2 tsp of sugar
  • * 1/2 Tbsp. of rice wine
  • * 1 Tbsp of sesame oil
  • * Chopped scallions as garnish

Directions

  1. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl, add the chopped chicken. Marinate for 10 minutes.

  2. In about 1 1/2” of oil, fry the chicken until browned and crispy. Remove and set aside.

  3. Heat oil in a wok or a large pan. Add the Szechuan peppercorn and dried red chilies. Fry until fragrant. Add the rest of the dried red chilies, ginger, scallion, and peanuts. Fry for a minute. Add the fried chicken pieces, sugar, rice wine and sesame oil. Toss to coat.

  4. Garnish with chopped scallions. Enjoy!

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