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Szechuan Chicken

URL: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/szechuan-chicken/

Ingredients

The stir fry

  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • ¼ cup corn starch
  • ½ cup yellow onion, cut into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 each red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 each green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 25 small dried red chilies
  • 1 tablespoon sichuan peppercorns (optional)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • to taste salt and pepper

The sauce

  • 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • ¼ cup chicken broth

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken with corn starch and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over high heat and cook chicken until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.
  3. Remove chicken from the pan and keep warm.
  4. Add onion and bell peppers to the pan, along with chilies and sichuan peppercorns, and cook until softened.
  5. Stir in garlic and ginger, cooking for an additional 30 seconds.
  6. Return chicken to the pan with vegetables.
  7. Whisk together sauce ingredients in a small bowl and add to the chicken mixture.
  8. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce thickens, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  9. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
295
Total fat
18g
Total carbohydrates
12g
Total protein
35g
Sodium
788mg
Cholesterol
173mg

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