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Recipes

Huo Jiao Ji - Sichuan Peppercorns Chicken

Huo Jiao Ji - Sichuan Peppercorns Chicken

A very flavorful chicken recipe to serve in large bowl and eat over rice with steamed vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 1 large chicken, including head, organs and feet, chopped into uneven pieces, or chopped into 2 inch cubes
  • 3 large Chinese Black cardamom pods, whole
  • 3  White cardamom pods, whole
  • 3 large Star Anise, or 6 small star anis, whole
  • 30-40 small branches of Sichuan peppercorn leaves/or 2 tsp of red Sichuan peppercorns, whole
  • 5 dried red chilies, chopped into large pieces
  • 3 large shallots, chopped into large pieces
  • 1 large head of garlic, broken into whole cloves
  • 2 medium sized whole ginger roots, smashed
  • ½ can of beer (optional)

Method

  1. 1

    Heat your wok and pour ½ cup of oil.

  2. 2

    When the oil is hot but not burning, put the star anis, red chilies, black cardamom and white cardamom and stir for 45 sec-1 min (add the Sichuan peppercorns at this point if you do not have the leaves).

  3. 3

    Add the chicken and stir fry stirring almost constantly for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add the garlic and shallots, stir fry for 2 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add the ginger, stir fry for another 2 minutes.

  6. 6

    Lower the temperature under your wok, allowing the contents to gently simmer for 20 min.

  7. 7

    Cover for the last 3 min of cooking time (at this point the addition of ½ can of beer is optional, but may dry out the chicken a bit)

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