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Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad

Home-style Chinese recipe: Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad.

Total
20 minutes
Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad finished dish
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • Courtesy of Meishi Tianxia Tangxin Kitchen
  • Difficulty: EASY
  • Flavor: Spicy and Numbing

Ingredients

  • Adequate amount Chicken thighs
  • Adequate amount Scallions
  • Adequate amount Sake
  • Adequate amount Sichuan peppercorns
  • Adequate amount Light soy sauce
  • Adequate amount Granulated sugar
  • Adequate amount MSG
  • Adequate amount Chili oil
  • Adequate amount Sichuan peppercorn powder
  • Adequate amount roasted sesame seeds
  • Adequate amount Vegetable oil
  • Adequate amount Ginger

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the ingredients.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 1: Prepare the ingredients.
  2. Step 2

    In a pot, add scallion segments and ginger slices along with sake. Place chicken thighs in the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 2: In a pot, add scallion segments and ginger slices along with sake. Place chicken
  3. Step 3

    Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes before turning off the heat. Let it rest for another 10 minutes.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 3: Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes before turning
  4. Step 4

    Remove the chicken from the pot and let it cool down.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 4: Remove the chicken from the pot and let it cool down.
  5. Step 5

    While cooking the chicken, prepare a dressing by mixing two tablespoons of light soy sauce, one tablespoon of sugar, a small amount of MSG, and a teaspoon of Sichuan peppercorn powder in a bowl. Add toasted sesame seeds and vegetable oil to taste.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 5: While cooking the chicken, prepare a dressing by mixing two tablespoons of light
  6. Step 6

    Cut scallions into thin strips.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 6: Cut scallions into thin strips.
  7. Step 7

    Arrange the sliced scallions at the bottom of a serving dish.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 7: Arrange the sliced scallions at the bottom of a serving dish.
  8. Step 8

    Remove meat from chicken bones, gently pound with a rolling pin to soften the meat.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 8: Remove meat from chicken bones, gently pound with a rolling pin to soften the me
  9. Step 9

    Tear the softened chicken into fine shreds and arrange over the scallion strips.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 9: Tear the softened chicken into fine shreds and arrange over the scallion strips.
  10. Step 10

    Pour the prepared dressing over the shredded chicken.

    Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad step 10: Pour the prepared dressing over the shredded chicken.

Cooking Tips

  • Courtesy of Meishi Tianxia Tangxin Kitchen
  • Difficulty: EASY
  • Flavor: Spicy and Numbing

Recipe Card

Home-style Chinese recipe: Spicy Chicken Thigh Salad.

Ingredients

  • Adequate amount Chicken thighs
  • Adequate amount Scallions
  • Adequate amount Sake
  • Adequate amount Sichuan peppercorns
  • Adequate amount Light soy sauce
  • Adequate amount Granulated sugar
  • Adequate amount MSG
  • Adequate amount Chili oil
  • Adequate amount Sichuan peppercorn powder
  • Adequate amount roasted sesame seeds
  • Adequate amount Vegetable oil
  • Adequate amount Ginger

Method

  1. Prepare the ingredients.
  2. In a pot, add scallion segments and ginger slices along with sake. Place chicken thighs in the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
  3. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes before turning off the heat. Let it rest for another 10 minutes.
  4. Remove the chicken from the pot and let it cool down.
  5. While cooking the chicken, prepare a dressing by mixing two tablespoons of light soy sauce, one tablespoon of sugar, a small amount of MSG, and a teaspoon of Sichuan peppercorn powder in a bowl. Add toasted sesame seeds and vegetable oil to taste.
  6. Cut scallions into thin strips.
  7. Arrange the sliced scallions at the bottom of a serving dish.
  8. Remove meat from chicken bones, gently pound with a rolling pin to soften the meat.
  9. Tear the softened chicken into fine shreds and arrange over the scallion strips.
  10. Pour the prepared dressing over the shredded chicken.

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