Szechuan Chicken Recipe
Szechuan chicken is a spicy Chinese chicken dish. It consists of breaded chicken bits tossed in a spicy and flavorful sauce. The sauce uses ingredients such as oyster sauce and chicken broth to give it that amazing flavor. Most of the spice comes from dried chili peppers. I know authentically you would be using Szechuan peppercorns but these can be a little hard to find in some places. This dish reminds me a lot of Kung Pao Chicken. The original recipe called for a batter but I decided a light coating of cornstarch would be better as I prefer my chicken bits to be crispy. This dish is great served with rice and vegetables. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
2lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into strips)
½ cup corn starch
oil (for deep frying)
Sauce-
2 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
½ cup low sodium chicken broth
6 red dried chili peppers (or more depending on how spicy you want the sauce)
1 tablespoon sherry
2 garlic cloves (minced)
¼ teaspoon fresh ginger (minced)
3 green onions (chopped)
¼ cup dry roasted peanuts
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cold water
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: In a bowl or shaker bag toss chicken strips with cornstarch. Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees. Fry chicken strips in batches until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Step 2: In a bowl combine soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken broth. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok. Add garlic, ginger and dried chilis. Stir fry 30 seconds. Add soy sauce mixture and then add the sherry. Simmer for 2 minutes and then in a measuring cup combine 2 teaspoons cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of water and slowly pour into the sauce. Stir until the sauce has thickened.
Step 3: In a serving bowl (or in the wok) toss the chicken bits with the sauce. Garnish with green onions and peanuts.
(Makes 4 Servings)
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That chicken looks good! I like the peanut and chili garnish.
This looks great, I sure hope mine turns out as beautiful!! Thanks I can’t wait to try it.
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schezuan chicken looks absolutely delicious.!!!!
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I am currently making this for everyone. I’m thoroughly excited and cannot wait to try this. Thank you so much for this recipe!!!
Excellent recipe.
For cooking oil, I use peanut oil (not refined) with a tablespoon of sesame oil instead of the standard olive or veggie oil. Gives lots more authentic flavor.
I’m hoping I’ll get the chance to try this lovely looking recipie this friday. If so I’ll tell you how it turned out!
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It was easy and very delicious. Took a bit more than 20 minutes overall.
I made this using vegetarian chicken I bought in china town….turned out fabulous! Thank you so much for the recipe