Spicy Szechuan Chicken: Spice Up Your Life With This Tasty Recipe [VIDEO]
This super hot Szechuan chicken by Tasty will certainly spice up your life. It's delicious, and it's very easy to make!
What are you waiting for, let's get cookin'!
To make the marinade, you need 3 tsp of corn starch, 1 tsp of salt, 1 Tbsp. of rice wine, 1/2 tsp of white pepper, 1 Tbsp. of soy sauce, 1 shredded scallion, 2 slices of ginger, 4 chicken thighs (chopped into bite-sized pieces)
Other ingredients include vegetable oil for frying, 2 Tbsp. of Szechuan peppercorn, 5 dried red chilies (chopped), 50 whole dried red chilies, 4 slices of ginger, 1 scallion (chopped), 1/3 cup of peanuts, 1/2 tsp of sugar, 1/2 Tbsp. of rice wine, 1 Tbsp of sesame oil, and chopped scallions as garnish.
For the fast and easy procedure: first, combine marinade ingredients in a bowl, add the chopped chicken. Marinate for 10 minutes. Next, in about 1 1/2” of oil, fry the chicken until browned and crispy. Remove and set aside.
Then, heat oil in a wok or a large pan. Add the Szechuan peppercorn and dried red chilies. Fry until fragrant. Add the rest of the dried red chilies, ginger, scallion and peanuts. Fry for a minute. Add the fried chicken pieces, sugar, rice wine and sesame oil. Toss to coat.
Lastly, garnish with chopped scallions. Enjoy!
