Spicy Chicken Cubes
A spicy chicken dish that is first deep-fried then braised, featuring a light red hue and a rich, aromatic heat.
Ingredients
Chicken (slaughtered, cleaned, cut into chunks)
1 (about 750g)
Cooking oil (for frying chicken)
60g (actual use)
Green onion (washed and minced)
1
Ginger (washed and minced)
1 small piece
Garlic (washed and sliced)
8 cloves
Fermented black beans
1 tbsp
Chili powder
1 tbsp
Cooking wine
3 tsp
Soy sauce
to taste
Salt
2 tsp
Sugar
1 tsp
MSG
12 tsp
Instructions
1
Preparation
Clean and slaughter the chicken, cut into chunks; wash and mince green onion and ginger; wash and slice garlic.
2
Fry chicken chunks
Heat oil until hot, add chicken chunks, fry until light red, then remove.
3
Braising
Leave a thin layer of oil in the pot, add chili powder, fermented black beans, green onion, ginger, and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in cooking wine and soy sauce, add a large bowl of boiling water, then add chicken chunks, salt, MSG, and sugar in order. Bring to a boil, reduce to low heat and simmer slowly until the sauce thickens, then serve.
