Chilled Chicken with Chives
Chive Cold Tossed Chicken (韭菜凉拌鸡) is a Chinese recipe featuring chicken thigh, Chinese chives, Sichuan peppercorn, bird's eye chili, and salt.
Ingredients
chicken legs
2
chives
to taste
Sichuan peppercorns
to taste
bird's eye chilies
to taste
salt
to taste
scallions
to taste
ginger
to taste
onion
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
vinegar
to taste
oyster sauce
to taste
sugar
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
turmeric powder
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Finely chop the chives, add one spoon of salt, and marinate for at least half an hour.
2
Step 2
Blanch the chicken legs in water with an appropriate amount of cooking wine until the skin tightens, then remove and rinse under cold water.
3
Step 3
Bring an appropriate amount of water to a boil in a pot, add the scallions and ginger slices, then add the chicken legs.
4
Step 4
Add one spoon of cooking wine, turmeric powder, and salt. Once the chicken legs are cooked through, remove them.
5
Step 5
Slice the onion into thin strips and line the bottom of a bowl.
6
Step 6
Remove the chicken legs, cut into pieces, and arrange on a plate.
7
Step 7
Sauce: combine two spoons of light soy sauce, one spoon of oyster sauce, one spoon of sugar, half a spoon of vinegar, and salt to taste. Stir well and pour over the chicken legs.
8
Step 8
Add the marinated chives, along with the Sichuan peppercorns and bird's eye chilies.
9
Step 9
Heat oil in a pan until hot, then evenly drizzle the hot oil over the chicken legs.
10
Step 10
Fragrant chives with tender, refreshing chicken—a perfect dish to serve over rice.
