savory Chinese Hunan chicken is much easier but the same yummy as many other famous Chicken recipes.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword chicken, hunan
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 305kcal
Author Elaine
Ingredients
Half of a chicken , around 300 g
2fresh long green peppers
2fresh long red peppers
2garlic cloves , sliced
1inchroot ginger , sliced
1spring onion , white part sliced and green part chopped
1/2tablespooncornstarch
2tablespoonswater
3dried chili pepper , cut into small sections or more as needed
1teaspoonwhole Sichuan peppercorn , optional or as needed (If vegetables are added, reduce the amount please)
1tablespoonvegetable cooking oil
2teaspoonssoy sauce
1/2teaspoonsugar
1/2teaspoonsalt or as needed , adjust according to your taste
1teaspoonrice vinegar
1tablespooncooking wine
1cupof chicken broth
Several drops of sesame oil
Some roasted sesame seeds , for decoration
Instructions
Wash the hen in running water and then rinse in boiling water for around 2 minutes.
Transfer the chicken out and then get some fresh and clean water in a pot (just cover the chicken); bring all the content to a boiling and continue cooking for 8 minutes (the chicken should be 80% cooked).
Transfer the chicken out, cool down and cut into small chunks. Cut fresh peppers into small pieces. Mix the cornstarch with water to make the water starch.
Heat up cooking oil in wok; add dried red pepper sections, Sichuan peppercorns whole seeds to stir-fry for around 1 minute. And then add garlic, ginger and white part of spring onion to stir-fry until aroma.
Add chicken chunks and pepper pieces in. Pour in cooking wine, vinegar, sugar and soy sauce. Mix well.
Add around 1 cup of chicken stock in wok and simmer the chicken for around 3 minutes.
Pour the water starch and several drops of sesame oil in. Mix well and garnish some chopped spring onion and roasted sesame seed before serving.
Serve hot please!
Notes
We do not need too much cornstarch for this dish. Other vegetables such as wood ear mushroom or broccoli can also be added based on the recipe