Chongqing Chili Chicken

Ingredients

• • 600g boneless chicken thigh, cubed
• • 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine, 2 tbsp soy
• • Cornflour and flour for coating
• • 80g dried red chilies, snipped
• • 2 tbsp Sichuan peppercorn
• • Garlic, ginger
• • Sesame seeds
• • Oil for frying

Method

1. 1

   Marinate chicken 20 min in wine and soy.

2. 2

   Coat in cornflour-flour mix; deep-fry twice until crackling.

3. 3

   Fry dried chilies and peppercorn in a little oil until aromatic.

4. 4

   Toss chicken through the chilies with garlic, ginger and sesame.