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- Cuisine: Chinese
- Prep Time: 10 min(s)
- Cook Time: 40 min(s)
- Serves 4
Bang-bang chicken is a street vendor's dish from the Sichuan region of China. The name comes from the pounding of the chicken with a heavy wooden stick, which tenderises it and makes it easy to tear by hand.
Ingredients
1.5kg whole chickenGinger
10g soy sauce
5ml Chinese vinegar
10g sugar
5g sesame oil
25ml Sichuan pepper
25ml red chilli oil
5g shallots, shredded
Preparation
Place chicken and ginger in a deep-sided frying pan. Cover with water and slowly bring to the boil. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.Combine the soy sauce, Chinese vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, Sichuan pepper and chilli oil. Set aside.
Remove chicken from the stock. Beat the breasts with a rolling pin to loosen the fibres. Shred the chicken by hand.
Place the shallots on the plate and top with the chicken. Sprinkle the soy sauce mixture over the top. Garnish with extra shallots and chilli if desired.
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