Braised Chicken
A classic Chinese braised chicken dish (黄焖鸡) featuring chicken thigh meat, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, bell pepper, and chili pepper.
Ingredients
chicken thighs
3
carrots
to taste
shiitake mushrooms
to taste
bell peppers
to taste
large chili peppers
to taste
garlic
to taste
ginger
to taste
Sichuan peppercorns
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
rock sugar
to taste
salt
to taste
dried chili peppers
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Cut the chicken thighs into chunks.
2
Step 2
Tear the shiitake mushrooms into small pieces, cut the carrots into chunks, cut the green and red peppers into chunks, slice the ginger, and chop the garlic for later use.
3
Step 3
Heat an appropriate amount of oil in a pan, then add the ginger slices, garlic, dried chilies, and Sichuan peppercorns, and stir-fry until fragrant.
4
Step 4
Add the chicken pieces and stir-fry until they change color.
5
Step 5
Add the cooking wine and light soy sauce, and stir-fry to combine.
6
Step 6
Add the shiitake mushrooms and carrots, and stir-fry.
7
Step 7
Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, then simmer over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes.
8
Step 8
Add the green and red peppers and salt, and cook for about 5 minutes.
9
Step 9
Finished dish.
10
Step 10
Finished dish.
11
Step 11
Finished dish.
