Mouth Watering Chicken

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Mouth Watering Chicken

Savory and flavorful mouth watering chicken is a well known and popular Sichuan cuisine like mapo tofu dish. In this saliva chicken recipe, it has simple ingredients. Also, this mouth watering chicken recipe has both instant pot and stove top methods to guide you how to make delicious mouth watering chicken at home for your meal or feast.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 4 pieces chicken thighs (With bone & skin it's around 2.5 pounds)
  • 4 ticks green onion (White top part)
  • 4 lices ginger (1 oz or 28 grams)
  • 2 cups water (2 cups for instant pot and 5 cups for stove top)

Sauce:

  • 1 whole garlic (Small medium sized it's around 10 garlic cloves)
  • 4 ticks green onion (Green bottom part)
  • 3 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon chili peppers
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2.5 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon black vinegar
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Instructions

Instant Pot Method:

  1. Wash and cut 4 sticks of green onions into half. (The top white part uses it to cook with the chicken. The bottom green part uses it for the sauce.)
  2. The bottom green part of the green onion cut them into pieces and set it aside.
  3. Peel a small piece of ginger. (It's around 1 oz or 28 grams.)
  4. Cut the peeled ginger into 4 slices.
  5. Wash and put 4 pieces of chicken thighs into the instant pot pressure cooker. (It's around 2.5 pounds.)
  6. After that, put the top part of green onions and ginger slices into the instant pot.
  7. Pour 2 cups of water into the pressure cooker. Close the lid and vent, push the manual button, adjust time to 5 minutes at high pressure and naturally release pressure.
  8. Meanwhile, peel 1 small medium sized whole garlic. (It's around 10 garlic cloves.) Then, mince the garlic.
  9. Next, put 3 teaspoons of paprika, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of chili peppers into the bowl. Then, mix it well.
  10. The following step, put the minced garlic into the bowl.
  11. Then, put the bottom green onion from step 2 into the bowl.
  12. After, heat up ¼ cup of vegetable oil in the pan. Make sure the oil is hot enough. You can dip a wooden chopstick to test if there are bubbles around it. Or, use a thermometer. The temperature is around 375 F- 400F. 
  13. Pour the hot oil over the sauce and mix it well. ( Be careful when pouring the hot oil.)
  14. Add 3 tablespoons of water, 2.5 tablespoons of soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of black vinegar into the sauce and mix it well.
  15. When the chicken is cooked, take the chicken out.
  16. Then, put the cooked chicken thighs into the ice bath for 3 minutes. (Put 2 cups of ice and 4 cups of water into the big bowl.)
  17. Cut the chicken thighs into pieces and put them on the plate. It is best to remove bones before cutting them because it is easier to cut.
  18. Lastly, keep stirring the mixture sauce from step 14 and slowly pour over the cut chicken.

Stove Top Method:

  1. Wash and cut 4 sticks of green onions into half. (The top white part uses it to cook with the chicken. The bottom green part uses it for the sauce.)
  2. The bottom green part of the green onion cut them into pieces and set it aside. 
  3. Peel a small piece of ginger. (It's around 1 oz or 28 grams.)
  4. Cut the peeled ginger into 4 slices. 
  5. Wash and put 4 pieces of chicken thighs into a pot. (It's around 2.5 pounds.)
  6. After that, put the top part of the green onions and ginger slices into the pot. 
  7. Pour 5 cups of water into the pot and make sure the water covers the chicken. Turn on the heat to medium small. Let the chicken cook and boil it for 15 minutes. Then, turn off the fire and cover the lid for 15-20 minutes.  
  8. Meanwhile, peel 1 small medium sized whole garlic. (It's around 10 garlic cloves.) Then, mince the garlic.
  9. Next, put 3 teaspoons of paprika, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of chili peppers into the bowl. Then, mix it well. 
  10. The following step, put the minced garlic into the bowl. 
  11. Then, put the bottom green onion from step 2 into the bowl. 
  12. After, heat up ¼ cup of vegetable oil in the pan. Make sure the oil is hot enough. You can dip a wooden chopstick to test if there are bubbles around it. Or, use a thermometer. The temperature is around 375F- 400F. 
  13. Pour the hot oil over the sauce and mix it well. ( Be careful when pouring the hot oil.)
  14. Add 3 tablespoons of water, 2.5 tablespoons of soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of black vinegar into the sauce and mix it well. 
  15. When the chicken is cooked, take the chicken out. 
  16. Then, put the cooked chicken thighs into the ice bath for 3 minutes. (Put 2 cups of ice and 4 cups of water into the big bowl.)
  17. Cut the chicken thighs into pieces. It is best to remove bones before cutting them because it is easier to cut. 
  18. Lastly, keep stirring the mixture sauce from step 14 and slowly pour over the cut chicken.

Notes

  • Cut green onions into half. Then, use the top white part for cooking the chicken. The bottom green part of the green onion is cut into pieces for the sauce. 
  • Put the chicken thighs, top part of green onion, ginger and water into the instant pot. Close the lid and vent, push the manual button, adjust time for 5 minutes at high pressure and naturally release pressure.
  • After the chicken is done, put them into an ice bath for 3 minutes. This shocking process stops the cooking process and allows the skin to become “crunchy” in. Also, it allows a nice layer of gelatin to solidify.
  • It is best to remove the bone before cutting the chicken. 
  • You can adjust the amount of chili peppers for your spiciness. 
  • Paprika only gives the bright red color to this dish. 
  • Also, adjust the amount of soy sauce to your saltness. 
  • Heat up vegetable oil around 375 F-400F. You can dip a pair of wooden chopsticks to test if there are any bubbles around it. Or, use a thermometer to measure the temperature. 
  • Be careful when pouring the hot oil over the sauce. Then, mix it well and add water, soy sauce and black vinegar. 
  • Mix the sauce well before pouring on the cooked and cut chicken. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 639kcal (32%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 47g (94%) Fat 47g (72%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Monounsaturated Fat 20g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 278mg (93%) Sodium 1436mg (60%) Potassium 651mg (19%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 683IU (14%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 32mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 639 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 639kcal 32%
Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 47g 94%
Fat 47g 72%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Monounsaturated Fat 20g 100%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 278mg 93%
Sodium 1436mg 60%
Potassium 651mg 14%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 683IU 14%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Calcium 32mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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