Szechuan Chicken

5 from 2 votes

Sichuan Chicken is a stir-fried chicken dish from Southwest China with an array of savory Asian flavors, including chili peppers, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and of course, the headliner- Szechuan peppers.

Prep Time40

Cook Time10

Marinade30

Total Time1 20

Course: Appetizer, Appetizers & Sides, Main Course, Main Dishes

Cuisine: asian

Keyword: chicken, Rice, Szechuan Chicken

Servings: Servings

Calories: 339kcal

Author: Cynthia Rusincovitch

Ingredients

Szechuan Chicken

1.5 Pieces Chicken Breast Chopped into bite sized pieces
2 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1/2 tsp powdered chili

Szechuan sauce

3 tbsp Hoisin sauce
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 medium red bell pepper chopped
1 medium onion chopped
6 piece red chilies
1 medium red chili sliced
2 tsp Szechuan peppercorns ground
2 tsp grated ginger
5 clove garlic cloves minced
2 medium spring onions chopped

Others

sunflower oil for frying
1 tbsp white sesame seeds garnish
2 cups cooked rice

Instructions

Whisk the ingredients for the chicken marinade in a medium-sized bowl. Then add chicken pieces and marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to overnight.
Heat ½ inch of sunflower oil in a skillet. Fry chicken pieces from each side, about 2 mins per side. Drain excess oil by placing the fried chicken on a cooling rack. Set chicken aside.
Mix Hoisin sauce, water, cornstarch, and sugar in a small bowl. Set it aside.
Add red chilies and ground Szechuan peppercorns in a wok containing sesame oil. Stir for a minute until fragrant. Then, add chopped onion, red bell pepper, and sliced chili and sauté until softened, about 7-8 minutes. Next, fold in green onion, grated ginger, and minced garlic, and stir for two more minutes to bold in flavors.
Add fried chicken and prepared sauce to the wok. Stir over heat for a minute and serve warm. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.

Notes

This Szechuan Chicken is better than a takeaway! It's flavorful, spicy, and saucy; you won't believe how easy it is! Its sauce contains all Asian flavors, including chili pepper, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and Szechuan pepper. Szechuan peppercorns are fragrant, with citrus notes, mouth-numbing and tongue-tingling. If you don’t like that effect, you can stir whole peppercorns until the oil is fragrant and remove them from the wok before cooking the rest of the meal.

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