Best Chinese Chongqing (La Zi Ji) Chicken Recipe | Chef Joshua Weissman

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1” cubes
• 1 Tbsp (18g) Shaoxing wine
• 1 Tbsp (18g) light soy sauce
• ½ tsp (2g) fine sea salt
• 1 cup (130g) corn starch
• 1 cup (230ml) vegetable oil for frying
• 24 dried Sichuan chilies, cut in half, stem picked off
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3 scallion stalks, cut into 1” pieces
• 1 jalapeno, ¼” slices
• ½ cup (125ml) caiziyou, or canola oil
• 2 Tbsp (14g) Sichuan chili flake
• 1 Tbsp (5g) Sichuan peppercorn
• 1 tsp (7g) granulated sugar
• ½ tsp (5g) fine sea salt
• 1 tsp (5g) MSG