Szechuan Fried Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 2 teaspoons chinese wine or 2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder, extra
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1/2 cup oil (for frying)
• 3 -12 dried red chilies, seeded
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger, finely chopped
• 4 scallions, chopped in 2 inch lengths

Recipe

• 1 cut meat into bite-size pieces.
• 2 mix cornstarch, salt, and five spice powder, and toss chicken pieces to dust.
• 3 mix stock, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, vineger, wine, five spice powder, and pepper together.
• 4 mix cornstarch and cold water.
• 5 heat oil very hot.
• 6 add 1/3 of the chicken pieces, and fry on high heat to brown all over.
• 7 repeat until all chicken is cooked, draining each batch on absorbent paper.
• 8 pour off all but 2 tbs.
• 9 of oil.
• 10 add chiles, garlic, and ginger, and stir fry until garlic is golden.
• 11 add scallions and toss for a few seconds.
• 12 add stock mixture and bring to a boil.
• 13 stir cornstarch mixture and add; stir until thickened.
• 14 add chicken and toss to heat through.