China

Da Pan Ji

Name: Da Pan Ji
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken (in pieces); 400 g Potatoes; 2 pieces Bell peppers; some of each Dried chili & star anise; 2 tbsp each Soy sauce & rice wine; 200 g Wide belt noodles

Xinjiang big-plate braised chicken

Da pan ji - "big plate chicken" - is a lavish braised dish from Xinjiang, eaten communally.

Chicken, potatoes and peppers simmer in a spicy sauce with star anise and chili; wide belt noodles are added to the sauce at the end.

Servings4

Time70 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Chicken (in pieces)1 kg
Potatoes400 g
Bell peppers2 pieces
Dried chili & star anisesome of each
Soy sauce & rice wine2 tbsp each
Wide belt noodles200 g

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Sear the chicken over high heat.
Add chili, star anise, soy sauce and rice wine.
Simmer with water and potatoes.
Briefly cook the peppers along.
Fold in cooked belt noodles, serve on a big plate.

Make it original

Star anise and chili for da pan ji are in the Asia Boutique.

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