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Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken

August 14, 2020 21 Comments

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Sichuan peppercorn chicken (藤椒鸡). This is a dish for all real Sichuan food lovers especially for those who loves the numbing feeling of Sichuan peppercorn. It is the harvesting season of Sichuan peppercorn recently.  We have on Sichuan peppercorn tree in the backyard so this is a customized recipe for this season.  In other seasons when fresh peppercorn are not available, use dried green peppercorns.

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Possibly I need to introduce Sichuan Peppercorn a little bit more. Sichuan peppercorn(花椒huajiao In Chinese) sometimes also short as Sichuan pepper or Szechuan pepper, is one of the traditional Chinese medicines. It can help to create a numb feeling of your tongue. If you ever tried the Mala taste of Sichuan cuisine, then it is Sichuan peppercorn that brings the ma taste. Taste of green peppercorn is quite different from commonly used red ones. 

Fresh green Szechuan peppercorn

Although this sounds similar to mala chicken, hot and numbing, this one is totally different. It is very fresh, strong but not so profound! I highly recommend you trying once.  This is summer great for summer. Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Instructions 

Cook the chicken| In a large pot, add scallion, ginger, Sichuan peppercorn and water. Heat to a boiling, let it simmer for 5 minutes and then turn off fire and stand for 10 minutes. Remember to remove the foams after boiling.Once the meat can be insert through, it is just cooked.

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Place the chicken leg in iced water 

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.comCut into large pieces. And transfer chicken to serving plate with smashed cucumber.  At the same time, scoop around 1 cup of chicken stock to cool down. 

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Make the sauce|Heat around 2 tablespoons of vegetable cooking in a small pot, add garlic, ginger and scallion until aromatic. 

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Place red Sichuan peppercorn and green Sichuan peppercorn in. 

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Place fresh peppers in. Slightly heat for a while. Turn off fire, add white pepper, chicken stock (cooled), light soy sauce, oyster sauce and salt. The sauce should be slightly salty than common dishes. 

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.comPour sauce in. Let them soak 30 minutes.  Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

5 from 1 vote
Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com
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Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 
One of the most famous and delicious hot chicken recipe from Sichuan Cuisine.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Sichuan cuisine
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 2
Calories: 411 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 2 chicken legs
  • 1 thumb ginger
  • 2 scallion
  • 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorn
  • 1 tbsp. Shaoxing wine
Sauce
  • 2 tbsp. Sichuan green peppercorn
  • 1 tbsp. red sichuan peppercorn
  • 3 long fresh chili pepper , cut into small sections
  • 3 long red chili pepper , cut into small sections
  • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 cucumber , peeled and smashed
  • 1 small bunch of coriander
  • 1/4 tsp. ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Cook the chicken| In a large pot, add scallion, ginger, Sichuan peppercorn and water. Heat to a boiling, let it simmer for 5 minutes and then turn off fire and stand for 10 minutes. Remember to remove the foams after boiling.Once the meat can be insert through, it is just cooked. Place the chicken leg in iced water 

  2. Cut into large pieces. And transfer chicken to serving plate with smashed cucumber.  At the same time, scoop around 1 cup of chicken stock to cool down. 

  3. Make the sauce|Heat around 2 tablespoons of vegetable cooking in a small pot, add garlic, ginger and scallion until aromatic. 

  4. Place red Sichuan peppercorn and green Sichuan peppercorn in.

  5. Place fresh peppers in. Slightly heat for a while. Turn off fire, add white pepper, chicken stock (cooled), light soy sauce, oyster sauce and salt. Pour sauce in. Let them soak 30 minutes before eating.

Recipe Notes

If you are using dried Sichuan peppercorn, soak them with warm water around 20 minutes before cooking.

Nutrition Facts
Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 411 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 66mg22%
Sodium 2662mg116%
Potassium 961mg27%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 12g50%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 11875IU238%
Vitamin C 22.7mg28%
Calcium 119mg12%
Iron 4.3mg24%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Sichuan peppercorn chicken|chinasichuanfood.com

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  1. Lia says

    September 2, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    Hi, Elaine! Thank you for sharing this recipe. It’s written 1tbs of Shaoxing wine in the recipe but I couldn’t find it in the cooking process. Did you use it for boiling the chicken or for the sauce?

    Looking forward to hearing your feedback.

    Regards,
    Lia

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      September 3, 2020 at 8:24 pm

      Add cooking in when cooking the chicken legs.

      Reply
  2. Richard Tauvon says

    September 6, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    5 stars
    Really really good, hot but not too hot

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      September 7, 2020 at 12:37 pm

      Thanks Richard! I love your description of the hot level. That’s actually is my goal, hot and full of flavor but not too hot!!

      Reply
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