Saliva Chicken-Mouthwatering Chicken
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
1440 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Saliva Chicken-Mouthwatering Chicken
Description
Saliva Chicken highlights a mix of spicy, numbing, and savory flavors through its chili oil infused with spices like star anise, cumin, and Sichuan peppercorns. The chicken is poached softly until just cooked to maintain its juicy texture. It’s then covered with a sauce combining chili oil, black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and aromatics such as garlic and green onion, creating a balanced combination of heat, acidity, and fragrance.
This dish is typically served cold or at room temperature, making it refreshing and well-suited to warm climates or as a starter in a multi-course meal. Toasted peanuts and sesame seeds add textural contrast when sprinkled on top.
For best results, poach the chicken just until done, adjusting time for larger birds but not exceeding 15 minutes to keep the meat tender. Preparing the chili oil a day in advance allows flavors to meld. Discard whole spices from the oil after heating to avoid bitterness.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken , around 2 pound
- 4 ginger sliced
- 2 green onions
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- peanuts , toasted and crushed
- white sesame seeds , toasted
Chili oil
- 2 lices ginger
- 2 star anise
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons chili flakes
- 1.5 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn , or powder
- 1.5 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Other ingredients for the Sauce
- 4-6 tablespoons Chili oil Szechuan style
- 2 tablespoons black vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce light
- 2 garlic smashed, cloves
- 1/2 tablespoon green onion minced
- Coriander minced
Instructions
Szechuan combined chili oil
- In a small bowl, mix chili powder, Sichuan peppercorn, five spice powder and sesame seeds.
- In a pan, add bay leaves, cumin, ginger slices and star anise, pour in around 1 cup of oil and heat until hot over slowest fire (if the spices are overheated, they become bitter). Discard all the spices and leave the oil only.
- Pour the hot oil directly to the powder mixture in the small bowl. You will smell the strong aroma during the process. Set the Szechuan combined chili oil aside. I highly recommend you making the chili oil in the previous day so there are sometime for the spices mix together. Or if you do not have pepper flakes, check this post introducing how to make chili oil from whole chili peppers.
Prepare the chicken
- Clean the chicken and remove feet and head. In a large pot, add chicken, green onion and 3-4 slices of ginger and cooking wine. Then pour enough water to cover the chicken. Bring the content to a boiling with medium fire and continue cooking for around 8 minutes (see note 1 for the adjusting of the time needed). Turn off the fire, cover the lid and let the chicken stay for around 20 minutes.
- In a large bowl, prepare enough iced water. Transfer the chicken out and soak it with iced water. Turn over several times during the process until the chicken is completely cooled down. Cut into chunks and lay in the serving bowl.
- Mix around 4 to 6 tablespoons of chili oil with other ingredients to prepare the sauce.
- Toast peanuts and white sesame in pan until aroma and then crush with a rolling pin or crusher.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken, garnish with toasted peanuts and white sesame seeds and enjoy!
Notes
- Adjust poaching time according to chicken size, but do not exceed 15 minutes to maintain tenderness.
- Prepare the chili oil a day before to allow the spices to infuse properly.
- Discard whole spices from the chili oil after heating to prevent bitterness.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1440 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1440kcal | 72% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 90g | 180% |
| Fat | 110g | 169% |
| Saturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Cholesterol | 340mg | 113% |
| Sodium | 963mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 1258mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3660IU | 73% |
| Vitamin C | 11.1mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 190mg | 19% |
| Iron | 9.3mg | 52% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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