Chongqing Spicy Chicken

Overview

Features of the dish: This dish originates from the folk practice of Chongqing. It is made by cutting the chicken into small pieces, pickling, frying, and stir-frying with chili pepper. It is characterized by bright red color, spicy and crispy aroma, and unique flavor.

Tags

• hot dishes
• private kitchen
• common dishes
• meat dishes
• old man
• sichuan cuisine
• dinner with friends
• summer recipes
• chongqing cuisine
• lunch
• cooking wine
• dried chilli shreds
• light soy sauce
• msg
• old soy sauce
• onion, ginger and garlic
• tender chicken
• white sugar
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the tender chicken

   

2. 2 Prepare dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns

   

3. 3 Mince onion, ginger and garlic

   

4. 4 Chop the chicken into 2cm square pieces

   

5. 5 Pour cooking wine

   

6. 6 Add half a teaspoon each of dark soy sauce and light soy sauce

   

7. 7 Add salt, mix well, and marinate for 10 minutes

   

8. 8 Marinated chicken nuggets

   

9. 9 Heat the oil in a pan until it is 70-80% hot. Add the chicken pieces and use medium-high heat

   

10. 10 Fry until the chicken pieces are cooked and the water is almost dry, remove and control the oil

    

11. 11 Fried chicken nuggets

    

12. 12 Put another pot on the fire, add oil, then add dried chili peppers and peppercorns, stir-fry over medium-low heat until fragrant

    

13. 13 Add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant

    

14. 14 Add the chicken pieces and stir-fry over medium-low heat

    

15. 15 Add appropriate amount of salt and sugar and stir-fry evenly, then add MSG and stir-fry until the flavorful chicken pieces are mature