Chongqing Chicken (Laziji)

Sunday 26, January 2025

Ingredients¶

• 1 chicken breast
• Dark soy sauce
• Rice vinegar
• Pepper
• Cornstarch
• Cooking oil
• 12 dried chilis
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced ginger
• 1/2 tablespoon szechuan peppercorns
• 5 green onions
• 1 tbsp Lao Gan Ma Fried Chili in Oil

Instructions¶

• Cut the chicken breast to 1/2 inch cubes
• Marinate chicken in soy sauce, vinegar, and pepper for an hour
• Drain marinade, coat chicken in cornstarch and spray with cooking oil
• Air fry chicken for 20-40 minutes until crispy. Turning and coating with oil when appropriate
• Thinly slice garlic and green onions. Coarsely chop chilis. Crush szechuan peppercorns
• Stir-fry garlic and ginger in Lao Gan Ma and some oil until fragrant
• Add cooked chicken and green onions, cooking for 5 minutes more
• Serve over rice

Substitutions¶

• Use pre-made popcorn chicken to avoid having to prepare and fry your own. I add some soy sauce while stir-frying to help moisten things a bit
• Also tastes good with chashu pork