Tastes Like Chicken! Recipes
(From Chicken Recipes Compiled Since 1992)

Spicy Chicken with Chilies (Lazi Ji)

Category: Asian

Servings: Serves 4

Description: A fiery Sichuan dish made with crispy chicken cubes and a mountain of dried red chilies. Intensely spicy with the tingling bite of Sichuan peppercorns.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb chicken thighs, diced
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 20 dried red chilies
• 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 inch ginger, sliced
• Vegetable oil

Instructions:

1. Marinate chicken in soy, wine, and cornstarch for 15 minutes.
2. Fry chicken until golden. Set aside.
3. Heat oil, add chilies and peppercorns, stir-fry until aromatic.
4. Add garlic, ginger, then chicken. Toss quickly.
5. Serve hot with rice.