Chicken Schezwan style recipe! Schezwan chicken or Szechuan chicken recipe is one of the popular restaurant style chicken appetizers.
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Chicken Schezwan style recipe! Schezwan chicken or szechuan chicken recipe is one of the popular restaurant style chicken appetizers. One of the most popular in Chinese cuisine, this is a recipe that will not disappoint. Tender morsels of chicken is a delectable sauce. A delicious and very famous chicken starter amongst Chinese dishes in India.
Serve Chicken Schezwan with Vegetable Chow Mein, Hainanese Chicken Rice or Szechuan Beef.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 lb boneless chicken-cut into 1/2” cubes
- 1 Tbsp vinegar
- 1 Tbsp garlic-chopped fine and ground
- 1 Tbsp ginger-chopped fine and ground
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 3–4 whole red peppers
- 3/4 cup onions-chopped fine
- 1/4 cup bamboo shoots-sliced
- 1 tsp soya sauce
- 1 tsp chilli sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup oil
- Some greens for garnish (like finely chopped spring onion leaves)
Instructions
- Mix chicken with the ground paste and vinegar.
- Keep aside for at least 1/2 an hour.
- Heat the oil in a wok and add the whole red peppers and saute over high heat till they darken a bit.
- Add the onions and stir-fry over high heat till glossy.
- Lift off the onions and peppers and keep aside.
- Add the chicken and stir-fry over high heat, till opaque.
- Lower the heat and cook till tender. Add the onion mixture and bamboo shoots and mix.
- Add the soya sauce, chilli sauce and salt and mix well over high heat.
- Serve hot garnished with the greens.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4