Szechuan Style Chicken Stir Fry

Sichuan chicken
Sichuan chicken

Szechuan Style Chicken Stir Fry

A Chinese chicken dish, packed full of flavour.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese, Szechuan
Keyword: Sichuan, Szechuan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 540kcal

Ingredients

  • 800 g Chicken thigh fillets
  • 2 tbsps Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Mirrin
  • 2 tbsps Cornflour
  • Cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1 Onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 Red pepper, sliced
  • 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, ground up
  • 4 Cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 2 tsps minced ginger
  • 6 Spring onions, roughly chopped
For the sauce:
  • 2 tbsps Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsps Mirrin
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar

Instructions

  • Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and pop it into a mixing bowl.
  • Add the soy sauce, mirin, and cornflour into the chicken and mix it well until it's completely coated.
  • Cover it with cling film and leave it to marinade for half an hour. Meanwhile you can prepare the other ingredients.
  • Heat a good amount of oil in a large frying pan and cook the chicken over a medium-high heat until its golden all over.
  • Once it's cooked, remove it from the pan and pop it onto kitchen paper to soak up any excess oil,
  • In a clean pan, add a tbsp of cooking oil and a tbsp of sesame oil.
  • Stir fry the onion over a high heat for a few minutes until it starts to soften, then add in the sliced red pepper and cook for a further minute.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, spring onions and ground up sichuan peppercorns. Stir fry for 30 seconds. Then add the chicken back into the pan.
  • Now add in all of the sauce ingredients and stir to coat. Cook for one minute.
  • Serve immediately with rice and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcal

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5 comments on “Szechuan Style Chicken Stir Fry”

  1. 5 stars
    First time I think I have followed a recipe and it looked exactly like it did in the pictures! Very tasty, will definitely make it again!

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