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Szechuan Chicken
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Szechuan Chicken

Sichuan or Szechuan chicken is a dish originating from Sichuan in China made from fried chicken then cooked in a sauce made from Sichuan pepper.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 171 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For the chicken
  • 12 oz. chicken fillet , cut into large 1 inch (2,5 cm) dice
  • 2 egg white
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Sichuan pepper crushed
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons cornstarch
  • vegetable oil , for frying
For the sauce
  • 4 red peppers cut into strips, dried
  • 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper freshly ground
  • 2 cloves garlic , chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger chopped fresh
  • 4 scallions , greens and whites separated
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
  • 2 tablespoons red pepper paste
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt , adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 cilantro chopped, small bunch; fresh

Instructions

Chicken
    Cup of Yum
  1. In a bowl, add the chicken, salt, pepper, soy sauce and cornstarch.
  2. Add the egg white and mix everything well until the chicken is coated.
  3. Heat an oil bath in a pan over medium heat.
  4. When the oil is moderately hot, delicately immerse the chicken pieces one after the other.
  5. Fry them over medium to high heat until golden brown and crispy.
  6. Drain, keeping 2 tablespoons of frying oil in the pan and reserve the chicken.
Chicken in sauce
  1. In the hot oil, add the dried red peppers and sauté for 1 minute over low to medium heat.
  2. Add the garlic, red pepper paste and ginger and brown them over high heat for 30 seconds.
  3. Then add the scallion whites and sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Add the ground Sichuan peppercorns and sauté for 30 seconds.
  5. Then add the soy sauce, shaoxing wine, sugar, vinegar and very little salt.
  6. Mix well.
  7. Pour in 4 tablespoons of water and let the sauce bubble and thicken slightly.
  8. Taste the sauce and add more chili paste, Sichuan pepper, sugar, salt, or vinegar, to taste.
  9. Stir in the fried chicken and stir over high heat for 1 minute until the sichuan sauce coats the chicken well.
  10. Sprinkle with ground white pepper and the green of the scallions.
  11. Garnish the Szechuan chicken with fresh cilantro leaves.
  12. Serve hot with noodles or fried rice.