Spicy Chicken

Spicy Chicken

Overview

Spicy chicken is a famous dish in the Sichuan and Chongqing regions. It is named after Gele Mountain in Chongqing. This dish has a bright brown-red color and a strong spicy flavor. Salty, mellow and slightly sweet. It is generally made with chicken as the main ingredient, plus onions, dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, salt, pepper, MSG and other ingredients. It is rich in nutrients and delicious. Although it is the same dish, each place has its own characteristics.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare chicken breasts.

    Spicy Chicken step 1
  2. Cut chicken breast into cubes.

    Spicy Chicken step 2
  3. Add red oil, salt, soy sauce, pepper, chicken essence and starch and marinate for 10 minutes.

    Spicy Chicken step 3
  4. Prepare the ingredients, cut red and green peppers into sections, dice garlic, and cut ginger into rice.

    Spicy Chicken step 4
  5. Add oil to the pot, wait until the oil temperature is 30-40% hot, add diced chicken, and drain out the oil (take about 30 seconds to drain)

    Spicy Chicken step 5
  6. Drain the oil.

    Spicy Chicken step 6
  7. Leave oil in the original pot, add ginger, diced garlic, red pepper sections, a small amount of salt and stir-fry until fragrant, then add a spoonful of soup to taste.

    Spicy Chicken step 7
  8. Add the diced chicken in oil and mix evenly.

    Spicy Chicken step 8
  9. Sprinkle green onions, drizzle with red oil and remove from pan.

    Spicy Chicken step 9