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Saliva Chicken-Mouthwatering Chicken
Famous Szechuan style chicken salad--mouthwatering chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 1440 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 chicken , around 2 pound
- 4 ginger slices
- 2 green onions
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- peanuts , toasted and crushed
- white sesame seeds , toasted
Chili oil
- 2 lices of ginger
- 2 star anise
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 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 Szechuan style chili oil
- 2 tablespoons black vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves , smashed
- 1/2 tablespoon minced green onion
- Minced coriander
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.
Cup of Yum
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
- For larger chicken, lengthen the poach time but no longer than 15 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Calories
1440kcal
(72%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
90g
(180%)
Fat
110g
(169%)
Saturated Fat
25g
(125%)
Cholesterol
340mg
(113%)
Sodium
963mg
(40%)
Potassium
1258mg
(36%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
3660IU
(73%)
Vitamin C
11.1mg
(12%)
Calcium
190mg
(19%)
Iron
9.3mg
(52%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1440
% 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.