Saliva chicken is a hot dish with rich seasonings and a combination of spicy, fresh, tender and refreshing taste. It has the reputation of "being famous for three thousand miles in Bashu, and its taste is superior to the twelve prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River." The name "Saliva Chicken" sounds a little indecent at first, and a comics of drooling will appear in your mind. However, the origin of this name has the gentleness of a literati. In Guo Moruo's "Song of the Wave", it includes: "When I was a boy, I ate white chopped chicken in my hometown of Sichuan, white meat pieces, and red spicy pepper. Now I still drool..." Cooking gave the word "saliva", which made today's famous "saliva chicken".
I made this saliva chicken a few days ago, and it's only now because of laziness. Why is it called the soft version? Because Sichuan authentic saliva chicken focuses on hemp and spicy food, and because firstly, my family's diet has always been light, and secondly, I am a expectant mommy and can't eat it too salty or spicy, so I made this improved version with a more soft taste. For the saliva chicken, remove the spicy flavor and only use fresh, fragrant, tender and slightly spicy food.
Sichuan-style fragrant and tender saliva chicken
Recipe Recommendations
- super spicy
- mix
- an hour
- senior
Steps for Sichuan-style fragrant and tender saliva chicken

1
The chicken is thawed.
2
Chop off the chicken butt and head and wash them.
3
Put water in the pan, put the whole chicken, onion, and ginger slices together, and bring to a boil.
4
At this time, I came to prepare the ingredients for making red oil: chili noodles, garlic slices, ginger slices, star anise, and pepper.
5
Cook the chicken for about 7 or 8 minutes, cover the lid and simmer, and it is ready. Remove it and put it in the ice water prepared in advance.
6
While the chicken is soaked in ice water, prepare the next seasonings: black sesame seeds (I have stir-fried them), minced garlic, chopped green onion, peanuts (slightly crushed), and coriander.
7
Making red oil: Heat the pan, pour the oil, pour in the ingredients prepared in the previous step 4, saute until fragrant, pour the oil into a small bowl filled with chili noodles, and you can hear the crackling sound.
8
The red oil is ready.
9
Remove the chicken frozen in ice water and chop it into pieces.
10
Sprinkle with chopped green onion and coriander.
11
Making seasoning: mix red oil, soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, peanuts, sesame oil, and salt.
12
Pour the seasoning evenly on the chicken nuggets, place it in the refrigerator, and take it out before eating (you can also eat it directly).