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Spicy Dry Pot Chicken

Spicy Dry Pot Chicken

Chicken pieces are fried until crisp, then wok-tossed with mala crayfish seasoning, dried chilies, and Sichuan peppercorns alongside golden potato, lotus root, bell peppers, and onion for a fiery, numbing, crowd-pleasing dry pot.

Instructions

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    Prepare the necessary ingredients. Cut the chicken into pieces, then blanch them in boiling water until they turn pale and whitish before taking them out.

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    Prepare the seasonings in advance, take out the spice packet, and set it aside for later use;

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    Pour the sauce into a bowl and set aside.

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    Heat oil in a pan, and when the oil reaches about 140°C, add the chicken to the oil for deep frying;

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    Fry the chicken until it turns golden, then remove it and drain for later use;

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    Then add the prepared side ingredients, pour the potato and lotus root strips into the oil and fry until they change color, then remove and drain for later use;

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    Then turn on the heat and add oil, pour the prepared ingredients into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant;

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    Then pour the previously fried chicken into the pan and stir-fry, allowing the flavor of the seasonings to infuse into the chicken;

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    Then pour in the previously prepared spicy crayfish seasoning, and stir-fry the seasoning and ingredients thoroughly until well combined;

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    After stir-frying evenly, add the potatoes, lotus root, green and red peppers, and onion slices back into the pan and stir-fry together evenly, allowing the aroma of the seasonings to fully blend into the ingredients;

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    Stir-fry the ingredients until fully cooked, then taste them. You can add a little chicken essence or salt according to your preference. When the taste is right, sprinkle a small handful of white sesame seeds before taking it off the heat.

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    Then take it out of the pan and plate it; it looks, smells, and tastes great. A main dish for the gathering is ready!

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Chicken
    700g
  • Red lantern chili
    150g
  • Green bell pepper
    150g
  • Onion
    100g
  • potato
    150g
  • lotus root
    150g
  • Spicy Crayfish Seasoning
    一袋

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger
    10g
  • Garlic
    10g
  • Scallion
    5g
  • dried red chili
    5g

Seasonings

  • Sichuan pepper
    5g
  • Salt
    3g
  • chicken essence
    5g