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Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken
One of the most famous and delicious hot chicken recipe from Sichuan Cuisine.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 411 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 chicken legs
- 1 thumb ginger
- 2 scallion
- 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 tbsp. Shaoxing wine
Sauce
- 2 tbsp. Sichuan green peppercorn
- 1 tbsp. red sichuan peppercorn
- 3 long fresh chili pepper , cut into small sections
- 3 long red chili pepper , cut into small sections
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cucumber , peeled and smashed
- 1 small bunch of Coriander
- 1/4 tsp. ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the chicken| In a large pot, add scallion, ginger, Sichuan peppercorn and water. Heat to a boiling, let it simmer for 5 minutes and then turn off fire and stand for 10 minutes. Remember to remove the foams after boiling.Once the meat can be insert through, it is just cooked. Place the chicken leg in iced water
- Cut into large pieces. And transfer chicken to serving plate with smashed cucumber. At the same time, scoop around 1 cup of chicken stock to cool down.
- Make the sauce|Heat around 2 tablespoons of vegetable cooking in a small pot, add garlic, ginger and scallion until aromatic.
- Place red Sichuan peppercorn and green Sichuan peppercorn in.
- Place fresh peppers in. Slightly heat for a while. Turn off fire, add white pepper, chicken stock (cooled), light soy sauce, oyster sauce and salt. Pour sauce in. Let them soak 30 minutes before eating.
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Notes
- If you are using dried Sichuan peppercorn, soak them with warm water around 20 minutes before cooking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
411kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
66mg
(22%)
Sodium
2662mg
(111%)
Potassium
961mg
(27%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
11875IU
(238%)
Vitamin C
22.7mg
(25%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
4.3mg
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 411
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 411kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 2662mg | 111% |
| Potassium | 961mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 11875IU | 238% |
| Vitamin C | 22.7mg | 25% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 4.3mg | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.