China

Laziji

Name: Laziji
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken thighs (cubed); 40 g Dried chillies; 1 tbsp Sichuan pepper; some of each Garlic & ginger; 1 tbsp each Soy sauce & rice wine; 3 tbsp Starch (for frying); to garnish Sesame & spring onion

Chongqing chicken in a mountain of chilli

Laziji is a notorious dish from Chongqing: crisp-fried chicken cubes hidden under a mountain of dried chillies and Sichuan pepper.

You literally hunt the chicken pieces out from among the chillies - the interplay of heat and tingling Sichuan pepper (má-là) is legendary.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken thighs (cubed)500 g
Dried chillies40 g
Sichuan pepper1 tbsp
Garlic & gingersome of each
Soy sauce & rice wine1 tbsp each
Starch (for frying)3 tbsp
Sesame & spring onionto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Marinate the chicken in soy sauce and rice wine, coat in starch.
Deep-fry crisp in hot oil, remove.
Bloom the dried chillies and Sichuan pepper briefly.
Add garlic and ginger, return the chicken.
Toss vigorously, serve with sesame and spring onion.

Make it original

Dried chillies and Sichuan pepper for laziji are in the Asia Boutique.

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