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
- 1
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.
- 2
Prepare the seasonings in advance, take out the spice packet, and set it aside for later use;
- 3
Pour the sauce into a bowl and set aside.
- 4
Heat oil in a pan, and when the oil reaches about 140°C, add the chicken to the oil for deep frying;
- 5
Fry the chicken until it turns golden, then remove it and drain for later use;
- 6
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;
- 7
Then turn on the heat and add oil, pour the prepared ingredients into the pan and stir-fry until fragrant;
- 8
Then pour the previously fried chicken into the pan and stir-fry, allowing the flavor of the seasonings to infuse into the chicken;
- 9
Then pour in the previously prepared spicy crayfish seasoning, and stir-fry the seasoning and ingredients thoroughly until well combined;
- 10
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;
- 11
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.
- 12

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
- Chicken700g
- Red lantern chili150g
- Green bell pepper150g
- Onion100g
- potato150g
- lotus root150g
- Spicy Crayfish Seasoning一袋
Auxiliary Ingredients
- Ginger10g
- Garlic10g
- Scallion5g
- dried red chili5g
Seasonings
- Sichuan pepper5g
- Salt3g
- chicken essence5g