Chengdu Chicken Recipe

Chengdu Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

Serving Size : 4

• 2/3 pound chicken breasts; skinned – boned

marinade:

• 1 teaspoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 egg white

seasoning sauce:

• 1 teaspoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chicken stock
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper salt – see below
• 1 cup peanut oil
• 2/3 pound fresh spinach
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger – chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic – chopped
• 1 tablespoon green onion – chopped
• 1 tablespoon hot bean sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

pepper salt:

• 2 tablespoons Szechuan peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons salt

Method

1. Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes; mix marinade ingredients in a medium bowl; add chicken, mixing well, and let stand 20 minutes; mix ingredients for Seasoning Sauce in a small cup and set aside; heat 1 cup oil in a wok over medium heat 1 minute; stir-fry marinated chicken cubes until very lightly browned, about 1 minute; remove chicken with a slotted spoon, draining well over the wok; set aside; remove oil from wok except 2 tablespoons; heat oil remaining in wok over medium heat 30 seconds; add spinach and salt; stir-fry until spinach is tender, about 1 minute; remove from wok with a slotted spoon, draining well over wok; arrange around outside of a warm platter; add 3 tablespoons of oil to wok and heat over medium heat 1 minute; add ginger, garlic, green onion and hot bean sauce; stir-fry until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes; add chicken cubes and Seasoning Sauce; stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly; add 1 teaspoon sesame oil to wok and stir to mix; place chicken mixture in middle of platter with spinach.
2. Makes 4 servings.
3. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-low heat 1 minute; add peppercorns and stir-fry 5 minutes; remove from heat and let cool; grind peppercorns to a fine powder with a mortar and pestle or a pepper mill; add salt, mix well; store in a tightly covered container.
4. Makes about 1/4 cup.
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