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Strange Flavor Chicken

A Zhejiang dish with a complete, well-balanced flavor profile, featuring the classic combination of numbing spice, heat, savoriness, and fragrance.

35 min
Easy
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Strange Flavor Chicken

Ingredients

rooster (or large spring chicken) meat 500g
sesame oil 25g
clean scallions (minced) 15g
white sugar 15g
chili 15g
sesame seeds (roasted until golden and ground into coarse powder) 15g
MSG 3g
soy sauce 40g
Sichuan pepper powder 1g
vinegar 10g
sesame paste 15g

Instructions

1

Step 1

Toast the sesame seeds until golden, then grind into coarse powder. Mince the scallions.

2

Step 2

Boil the chicken in plain water until cooked, then soak until fully cooled. Remove from water, pat dry, then coat with sesame oil.

3

Step 3

Mix all the seasonings into a sauce, pour it over the chicken in the bowl, then sprinkle with the ground sesame, mix well and serve.