Homemade Spicy Chicken

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Prepare two chicken drumsticks (the drumsticks should already be cut into small pieces when you buy them). Clean the drumsticks thoroughly, remove the bones, and cut the chicken meat into cubes about 1.5 cm in size.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Prepare the ingredients for spicy chicken: slice the scallions and ginger, cut the dried chilies in half, and chop the cilantro.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Prepare an appropriate amount of dry flour and glutinous rice flour (the amount depends on the amount of chicken). Mix the dry flour and glutinous rice flour in a 2 : 1 ratio, and then coat all the chicken pieces evenly with the dry flour.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Pour cooking oil into a pot and heat it to about 70% of its maximum temperature. Add an appropriate amount of chicken pieces (if you are not sure about the oil temperature, you can put in a piece of chicken first, and it is ready when bubbles appear). Keep turning the chicken pieces and fry them until they are golden brown.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Pour some cooking oil back into the pot, then add the fried chicken pieces and stir-fry. Next, add scallions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Then add a spoonful of Pixian chili bean paste and some light soy sauce, turn up the heat and stir-fry. Then add salt, MSG, chicken bouillon and sugar, continue to stir-fry, and finally sprinkle with cilantro for garnish before serving.