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

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

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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

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