Sichuan-style fragrant and tender saliva chicken

By CristinaMueller

Sichuan-style fragrant and tender saliva chicken
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.

Recipe Recommendations

  • chicken a
  • onion a
  • Jiang half a
  • garlic 4-merous
  • sesame a little
  • coriander a little
  • pepper several
  • octagonal one
  • chili noodles several
  • oil appropriate amount
  • vinegar appropriate amount
  • sugar appropriate amount
  • sesame oil appropriate amount
  • soy sauce appropriate amount

Steps for Sichuan-style fragrant and tender saliva chicken

  • Make  step 0
    1
    The chicken is thawed.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Chop off the chicken butt and head and wash them.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Put water in the pan, put the whole chicken, onion, and ginger slices together, and bring to a boil.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    At this time, I came to prepare the ingredients for making red oil: chili noodles, garlic slices, ginger slices, star anise, and pepper.
  • Make  step 4
    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.
  • Make  step 5
    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.
  • Make  step 6
    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.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    The red oil is ready.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Remove the chicken frozen in ice water and chop it into pieces.
  • Make  step 9
    10
    Sprinkle with chopped green onion and coriander.
  • Make  step 10
    11
    Making seasoning: mix red oil, soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, peanuts, sesame oil, and salt.
  • Make  step 11
    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).