Chongqing Chili Chicken (辣子鸡)

Name: Chongqing Chili Chicken (辣子鸡)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.1 pounds chicken breast, diced; 2 handfuls dried chili peppers; 1 piece ginger, diced; 1 teaspoon MSG; 1 tablespoon seasoning powder; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons chili powder; 1 handful Sichuan peppercorns (Hua Jiao/Mala pepper)

piya peipei @Piyapeipei

BKK

This is a local dish from Chongqing, Sichuan Province, which uses a lot of chili peppers but is not too spicy. Enjoy it with hot steamed rice for a delicious meal.

piya peipei @Piyapeipei

BKK

This is a local dish from Chongqing, Sichuan Province, which uses a lot of chili peppers but is not too spicy. Enjoy it with hot steamed rice for a delicious meal.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 2 servings

1.1 poundschicken breast, diced
2 handfulsdried chili peppers
1 pieceginger, diced
1 teaspoonMSG
1 tablespoonseasoning powder
2 tablespoonssoy sauce
1 teaspoonsalt
2 teaspoonschili powder
1 handfulSichuan peppercorns (Hua Jiao/Mala pepper)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Marinate the diced chicken breast with salt, soy sauce, and chili powder for 15 minutes.
2

Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the chicken until golden, then set aside.
3

Quickly fry the chicken again to make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, then set aside.
4

Heat the pan again, add a little oil, and stir-fry the dried chili peppers, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant. Add the chicken back in, then add MSG and seasoning powder. Mix well and it's ready to serve.
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