China

Kou Shui Ji

Name: Kou Shui Ji
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken legs; 4 tbsp Chili oil; 1 tsp Sichuan pepper; some of each Garlic & ginger; some of each Soy sauce & black vinegar; some of each Sesame & peanuts

Sichuan chicken in chili oil

Kou shui ji, literally mouthwatering chicken, is a cold Sichuan starter.

Poached chicken is served in a sauce of chili oil, Sichuan pepper, garlic and sesame that is spicy, nutty and numbing at once.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken legs500 g
Chili oil4 tbsp
Sichuan pepper1 tsp
Garlic & gingersome of each
Soy sauce & black vinegarsome of each
Sesame & peanutssome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Poach the chicken with ginger and shock it cold.
Mix chili oil, Sichuan pepper and garlic into a sauce.
Add soy sauce, vinegar and a little sugar.
Cut the chicken into pieces and arrange.
Douse with the sauce, scatter with sesame and peanuts.

Make it original

Sichuan pepper and chili oil are in the Asia Boutique.

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