Bang Bang Chicken

Recipe By:
Wolly
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  • Yield 4 Servings
  • Level Medium

This chinese recipe is great for maindish.
 

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breast fillets, total weight about 450g/1 lb
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2.5ml/ 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 small onion, halved
  • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into thin strips
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • For the sauce:
  • 45ml/3 tablespoon toasted sesame paste
  • 15ml/l tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 15ml/l tablespoon wine vinegar
  • 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 5 x l cm/2 x 1/2 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
  • 15ml/1 tablespoon sichuan peppercorns, dry fried and crushed
  • 5ml/l teaspoon light brown sugar
  • For the chilli oil:
  • 60ml/4 tablespoon groundnut (peanut) oil
  • 5ml/1 teaspoon chilli powder
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Directions

  1. 1. Place the chicken in a pan.
  2. 2. Just cover with water, add the garlic, peppercorns and onion and bring to the boil.
  3. 3. Skim the surface, stir in salt and pepper to taste, then cover the pan. Cook for 25 minutes or until the chicken is just tender.
  4. 4. Drain, reserving the stock.
  5. 5. Make the sauce by mixing the toasted sesame paste with 45ml/3 tablespoon of the chicken stock, saving the rest for soup.
  6. 6. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, spring onions, garlic, ginger and crushed peppercorns to the sesame mixture.
  7. 7. Stir In sugar to taste
  8. 8. Make the chilli oil by gently heating the oil and chilli powder together until foaming.
  9. 9. Simmer for 2 minutes, cool, then strain off the red-coloured oil and discard the sediment.
  10. 10. Spread out the cucumber batons on a platter.
  11. 11. Cut the chicken fillets into pieces of about the same size as the cucumber strips and arrange them on top.
  12. 12. Pour over the sauce, drizzle on the chilli oil and serve.
  13. VARIATION:
  14. 13. Crunchy peanut butter can be used instead of sesame paste, if you prefer. Mix it with 30ml/2 tablespoon sesame oil and proceed as in Step 2.