{"id":3259,"date":"2022-07-28T19:05:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2022-07-28T19:05:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:05:42","slug":"%e8%be%a3%e5%ad%90%e9%b7%84-szechuan-chili-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/2022\/07\/28\/%e8%be%a3%e5%ad%90%e9%b7%84-szechuan-chili-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8fa3\u5b50\u9dc4 | Szechuan Chili Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Szechuan Chili Chicken \u8fa3\u5b50\u9dc4, <a href=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/2020\/12\/29\/%e5%a4%ab%e5%a6%bb%e8%82%ba%e7%89%87-couples-delight\/\">Couple&#8217;s Delight \u592b\u59bb\u80ba\u7247<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/2020\/04\/20\/mouth-watering-chili-chicken-%e5%8f%a3%e6%b0%b4%e9%b7%84\/\">Mouth Watering Chicken \u53e3\u6c34\u9dc4<\/a> and Braised Spicy Beef \u6c34\u716e\u725b\u8089 are the four dishes I ordered the most whenever hitting a Szechuan restaurant. If you can never go wrong with them, if you do.. you are in the wrong place. Usually Szechuan Chili Chicken is deep-fried first before stir frying with chili peppers, for our health, sharing an air-fry version here! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>coat chicken with 1-2tbsp corn starch while marinating, would give the little crispy coat when air-frying<\/li><li>do not air-fry too long, the chicken would be crispy but dry<\/li><li>do not stir-fry the spices, especially dried chili peppers over high heat for too long, it could get bitter when burnt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2-3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, slice into bite-size chunks<\/li><li>2tbsp soy sauce<\/li><li>1-2tbsp rice wine<\/li><li>1tsp salt<\/li><li>1\/4tsp white\/black pepper<\/li><li>1-2tbsp corn starch<\/li><li>1tbsp oil<\/li><li>a few chili peppers (serrano pepper, jalapeno, etc.) <\/li><li>a bunch of dried chili pepper, cut each into few pieces with scissors<\/li><li>1-2tbsp Szechuan peppercorns<\/li><li>5-10 slices of ginger<\/li><li>a few cloves of garlic, smash or slice<\/li><li>1tbsp oyster sauce (as needed)<\/li><li>1tsp sugar (optional)<\/li><li>roasted sesame<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 1: <\/strong>cut chicken thigh into bite size, marinate with 2tbsp soy sauce, 1-2tbsp rice wine, 1tsp salt, 1\/4tsp white\/black pepper, mix well. At last coat with 1-2tbsp corn starch as the frying coat, then add 1tbsp oil to &#8220;seal&#8221; the marinate. Marinate at least 4 hours or overnight in fridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 2: <\/strong>cut up dried chili peppers, slice chili peppers, garlic, ginger, set aside<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013735716-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3262\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013735716-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3262\" class=\"wp-image-3262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013735716-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013735716-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 3: <\/strong>air-fry chicken chunks at 345F\/180C for 20mins, flip them 2-3 times in between till the skin is golden and crispy. Let them sit for a while, sitting in air makes the skin slightly crispier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_010520460-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3260\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_010520460-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3260\" class=\"wp-image-3260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_010520460-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_010520460-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013017680-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3261\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013017680-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3261\" class=\"wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013017680-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_013017680-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 4: <\/strong>over medium heat, add oil in pan, then add in &#8220;wet&#8221;, fresh spice&#8211;garlic, ginger and chili peppers, stir fry till garlic and ginger slices have slightly golden edge <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015016557-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3263\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015016557-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3263\" class=\"wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015016557-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015016557-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 5: <\/strong>add dried chili peppers, Szechuan peppercorn in the pan, stir fry till fragrance comes out. If chicken is not ready, turn off heat; if chicken is ready, add chicken in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015125688-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3264\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015125688-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3264\" class=\"wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015125688-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015125688-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 6: <\/strong>stir fry chicken quickly, add 1tbsp oyster sauce if needed; add 1tsp sugar could also help enhance flavor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015244608-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3265\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015244608-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3265\" class=\"wp-image-3265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015244608-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015244608-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEP 7: <\/strong>finally generously &#8220;pour&#8221; in roasted sesames as you wish and coat all chicken with sesame. Let them sit in pan after turning off heat could also bring out sesame&#8217;s fragrance <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015341613-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3266\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015341613-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3266\" class=\"wp-image-3266\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015341613-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_015341613-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">READY TO SERVE! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020046441-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3267\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020046441-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3267\" class=\"wp-image-3267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020046441-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020046441-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1844\" src=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020132578-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3255\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020132578-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=3255\" class=\"wp-image-3255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020132578-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/emmacado.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PXL_20220729_020132578-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anecdote at Dinner: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>roasted cauliflower (spice level: I)<\/li><li>Szechuan Chili Chicken (spice level: II)<\/li><li>pre-made Lanzhou Spicy Noodle Package (spice level: III)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Me: which one is the spiciest?? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partner: ??? what did you say?? (in sweat, tear) I can&#8217;t tell! ALL SPICY! I just want ice cream and milk tea!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly they are all really spicy tonight that I actually think the diluted, 1\/2 spicy noodle soup base is the spiciest! After all, I didn&#8217;t go crazy and add the same amount of dried chili peppers as restaurants do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Szechuan Chili Chicken \u8fa3\u5b50\u9dc4, Couple&#8217;s Delight \u592b\u59bb\u80ba\u7247, Mouth Watering Chicken \u53e3\u6c34\u9dc4 and Braised Spicy Beef \u6c34\u716e\u725b\u8089 are the four dishes I ordered the most whenever hitting a Szechuan restaurant. If you can never go wrong with them, if you do.. you are in the wrong place. 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