Cold Tossed Chicken with Sichuan-Style Spicy Sesame Sauce

Name: Cold Tossed Chicken with Sichuan-Style Spicy Sesame Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1/4 chicken (skin removed); 2 tomato (washed and sliced); 1/2 cucumber (washed and sliced); 1 tbsp white sesame seeds (toasted); Sichuan-style spicy sesame sauce ingredients, to taste; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp onion; 1 tbsp sesame paste; Sichuan peppercorn powder, to taste; minced garlic, to taste; minced ginger, to taste; chili oil, to taste; sauce (specific type not specified in the original), to taste

A signature Sichuan cold tossed dish that harmoniously combines five core flavors—sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and numbing—ideal as a light snack to pair with drinks.

30 min

Easy

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Cold Tossed Chicken with Sichuan-Style Spicy Sesame Sauce

Ingredients

chicken (skin removed) 1/4

tomato (washed and sliced) 2

cucumber (washed and sliced) 1/2

white sesame seeds (toasted) 1 tbsp

Sichuan-style spicy sesame sauce ingredients to taste

light soy sauce 1 tbsp

onion 1 tbsp

sesame paste 1 tbsp

Sichuan peppercorn powder to taste

minced garlic to taste

minced ginger to taste

chili oil to taste

sauce (specific type not specified in the original) to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the tomatoes and cucumbers, slice them, and arrange them around the edge of the serving plate. Dry-toast the white sesame seeds in a clean pan until fragrant and set aside.

Step 2

Remove the skin from the chicken and wash it. Place the chicken in boiling water and poach over low heat for about 12 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Cut the chicken into pieces and arrange them in the center of the plate.

Step 3

Combine all the Sichuan-style spicy sesame sauce ingredients into a well-balanced dressing. Drizzle the sauce over the chicken, sprinkle generously with the toasted white sesame seeds, and serve.