Saliva Chicken

Name: Saliva Chicken
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 chicken legs; Ginger and spring onion, for poaching; 4 tbsp Sichuan chilli oil with its sediment; 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp black vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp ground Sichuan pepper; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; Toasted peanuts, sesame seeds and coriander

口水鸡/koh-shway JEE/

Also known as: Kou Shui Ji, Mouthwatering Chicken, Sichuan Mouth-Watering Chicken

About this dish

Cold poached chicken in a fiery, numbing Sichuan sauce of chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, black vinegar, garlic and sesame.

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Ingredients

🍗2 chicken legs

🫚Ginger and spring onion, for poaching

🌶️4 tbsp Sichuan chilli oil with its sediment

🫙2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp black vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar

🌸1 tsp ground Sichuan pepper

🧄3 cloves garlic, crushed

🥜Toasted peanuts, sesame seeds and coriander

Method

Serves 2

Poach the chicken with ginger and spring onion for about 20 minutes, then plunge into iced water.

Mix the chilli oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, Sichuan pepper and garlic with a spoon of the poaching stock.

Chop the chicken through the bone into strips and arrange on a plate.

Pour over the sauce.

Scatter with peanuts, sesame seeds and coriander.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kou shui ji is a classic Sichuan cold dish; the name means the sauce is so good it makes your mouth water.

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