Spicy and Sour Chicken Cubes
A classic Hunan home-style dish featuring tender chicken cubes in a tangy, spicy sauce.
Ingredients
Chicken thigh meat (deboned, scored, cut into cubes, coated with egg white and starch)
250 g
Bell pepper (cut into chunks)
50 g
Dried chili peppers
2 g
Salt
2 g
Soy sauce
3 g
Vinegar
4 g
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
2 g
Cooking wine
3 g
Starch
10 g
Egg white
20 g
Cooking oil
80 g
Sesame oil
a pinch
Instructions
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Step 1
Debone the chicken thigh, score it, and cut into cubes. Coat with egg white and starch. Cut the bell pepper into chunks. Heat oil in a wok, add the chicken cubes and stir-fry briefly until separated, then remove and drain the oil.
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Step 2
Leave a little oil in the wok, add the dried chili peppers and stir-fry until fragrant. Return the chicken cubes to the wok along with the seasonings and stir-fry to combine. Drizzle in the cornstarch slurry, finishing oil, and sesame oil, then toss once more and serve.
