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Exclusive Pickled Chili Lemon Shredded Chicken

Exclusive Pickled Chili Lemon Shredded Chicken

Slow-poached chicken is chilled, hand-torn and tossed with pickled chilies, lemon slices and herbs for a punchy, citrusy cold salad.

Instructions

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    One big chicken drumstick.

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    Put the chicken leg into the pot, along with Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, ginger, and an appropriate amount of salt.

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    Pour in an appropriate amount of water.

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    Cook for 20–25 minutes. The chicken legs I bought were a bit large, and since the kids don't really like a very tender texture, I cooked them for 25 minutes.

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    After cooking for 20 minutes, turn the chicken leg over and cook for another 5 minutes.

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    Soak the chicken leg in ice water to cool it down.

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    Remove the seeds from the lemon and slice it.

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    Green and red peppers.

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    Ginger and garlic.

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    Pickled chili peppers.

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    Put all the ingredients into a bowl, season with an appropriate amount of salt, MSG, light soy sauce, Sichuan pepper oil, and sesame oil.

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    Mix well.

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    Remove the skin from the chicken drumstick and tear it into small pieces.

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    Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken, mix well, and refrigerate for 20 minutes to enhance the flavor.

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    Finished product.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Big chicken drumstick
    1 piece
  • pickled chili
    to taste
  • Green and red peppers
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger and garlic
    to taste
  • Lemon
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste
  • MSG
    to taste
  • Sichuan pepper oil
    to taste
  • light soy sauce
    to taste
  • Sesame oil
    to taste
  • Sichuan pepper
    to taste