What the hell is it?
Some delicious Sichuan food
Question, ingredients?
Is this gonna burn my stomach?
That looks like it would burn a hole through my stomach and my intestines and my pelvis and the floor and foundation and maybe a few layers of earth
I got this in a restaurant but it seems like basically:
- lots of chili
- lots of Sichuan pepper
- deep fried chicken with a coating
- peanuts
- way too much oil
- some sesame
- few green onions
If I were to replicate that at home, I’d probably fry the green onions, chicken, Sichuan pepper in a pan first with a lot less oil and without coating. Then add the chopped chilli, fry a bit more, add some sesame.
The chili looks much scarier than it is. I’m somewhat spiciness resistant but not that much, and I ate quite a few of them. They probably take a mild variant.
Peanuts are optional imho.
Chinese friends, feel free to tear this apart.
Not chinese, but you sure there was a coating? Basic stir-fry process is
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Deepfry or blanch everything for however long you need to cook the insides
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Set aside for however long
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Throw some of the oil a hot pan with garlic and other aromatics, cook like 30 seconds
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Throw pre-cooked ingredients in, crank heat to max, making sure not to burn anything, but still let it cook.
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Throw in salt, sugar, soysauce, whatever.
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Add water+cornstarch mix
If you don’t pre-cook, you have to use lower temp and everything spends more time in cool oil and makes the whole thing greasy.
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Mmm I could go for some Sichuan food right about now
I don’t think you’ve got enough peppers in there.
Where are you? Looks like something I had in Chongqing.
Dried veggies are just more efficient veggies. Think if all those peppers were still plump, it’d take way too long to eat!
What did you use for protein? I recently had the meat version of this dish at a restaurant and was wondering how I could make it vegan. Maybe shallow-fried battered tofu?
There is a hint of chicken and peanuts in there, but tofu would fit well I think
Yes good job.
