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Szechuan Chicken

This Szechuan Chicken recipes is made with whole chillies and peppercorns that tingle your lips in an unusual sensation that must be tried!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: szechuan chicken
Servings: 4 people
Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Equipment

Ingredients

For the marinade

For the sauce

For the stir fry

  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lbs chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1-2 tsp This is an affiliate link.Szechuan peppercorns crushed
  • 3 whole dried small chillies
  • 2-3 green onions cut into 2 inch pieces
  • A large handful of peanuts

Instructions

  • Start by mixing all the ingredients for the marinade, then add the chicken pieces and marinate for 30 minutes or as long as it takes for your to prepare the rest of the ingredients. (You can also do this a day head and leave in the fridge overnight.)
  • Next prepare the sauce by mixing all ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Now slice the onion, red pepper, mince the garlic and crush the peppercorns.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons of the vegetable oil in a wok, then add the chicken pieces, leave them undisturbed for a couple of minutes to get a nice sear, and stir fry them over high heat for about 3-5 minutes, then push to the side of the wok and add the slices onions and red peppers and stir fry them as well, now add the whole chillies, crushed Szechuan peppercorns and garlic, continue moving everything around in your wok.
  • Finally add the sauce, peanuts, green onions and continue stirring for approximately another minute. Then take off the heat and serve over steamed rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1778mg | Potassium: 766mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1032IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg