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Bang Bang Chicken: The Authentic Sichuan Version
This Bang Bang Chicken recipe is for the authentic Sichuan version of the dish, rather than the Americanized fried version, tossed in a spicy, tangy sauce.
Strange Flavor Chicken (Bang Bang Chicken / Guài wèi jī sī 怪味鸡丝)
Sichuan Strange Flavor Chicken (Bang Bang Chicken) targets all of your taste buds with a combination of salty, sweet, sour, nutty, hot, and numbing flavors.
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Fuchsia Dunlop's Cold Chicken with a Spicy Sichuanese Sauce (Liang Ban Ji)
Spicy dishes often come with chiles atop to prepare diners of the fire lurking within. There are no extra peppers above Fuchsia Dunlop's Cold Chicken with a Spicy Sichuanese Sauce from Every Grain of Rice, but the deep fiery red of the chilli oil should read as a warning sign to those weary of spice. But this chicken dish is not only about searing heat--the cold poached chicken, with its slippery skin and succulent meat, is beyond tender and moist; the bright spring onions and brown rice vinegar...
Chongqing Chicken (Sichuan La Zi Ji)
Chongqing chicken is a traditional, spicy dish of chicken and dried red chilies. Use our authentic Sichuan La Zi Ji recipe & make this classic dish at home!
Drool-worthy Sichuan Chicken in Chili Oil Sauce (Kou Shui Ji)
We weren't being witty or anything with the Drool-worthy chicken dish name. In fact, the Chinese name of this chicken dish is "kou shui ji," which literally translates to "saliva chicken."
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Sichuan Chicken with Peppercorns and Chile
Dried red chiles and whole Sichuan peppercorns give this chicken a warm and tingling heat.
Spicy Chicken Salad
This spicy chicken salad combines an Asian spicy dressing, mixed greens, herbs, and shredded chicken. And it only takes 20 minutes from start to finish.
Sichuan Spicy Three Pepper Chicken
Three Pepper Chicken is a classic spicy Sichuan dish with a combination of fresh peppers, dried chilies, and Sichuan peppercorns.
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Gong Bao Ji Ding (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken)
This gong bao ji ding (Sichuan kung pao chicken) recipe is based upon the version from the source in Chengdu and a near-perfect weeknight dish.
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Chicken Salad With Avocado, Corn, and Miso Dressing
Mix up your classic chicken salad with this summery variation made with sweet corn, avocado, and the juiciest poached chicken tossed with a light and creamy miso dressing. made with sweet corn, avocado, and the juiciest poached chicken tossed with a light and creamy miso dressing.
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Whether you call it Bang Bang Chicken (named after the sound that a pounding mallet makes when tenderizing the tough chicken breasts of yesteryear) or Mysterious Flavor Chicken, this classic cold Sichuan chicken salad can be updated using a few modern techniques.
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Chinese Spicy Eight Treasures Stir Fry
This Chinese Spicy Eight Treasures Stir fry is another everyday home cooking dish from the old days in Shanghai. The secret of this dish is a combination of 3 things: dried shrimp, loads of garlic and the substitution of spicy bean paste for the sweet bean paste
Spicy Sichuan Boiled Tofu (水煮豆腐干)
This Sichuan boiled tofu, or shuǐzhǔ dòufu gān (水煮豆腐干) is an adapted version of Sichuan boiled beef that's vegetarian, vegan, and very tasty!
Ma La Xiang Guo (Spicy Numbing Stir-fry Pot)
This ma la xiang guo recipe (a spicy mix of vegetables, meats, and Sichuan seasonings) is a recreation of a dish we enjoyed often when we lived in Beijing.
Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Chinese eggplant with garlic sauce, or "fish fragrant eggplant" (yuxiang qiezi) is a familiar and favorite dish in many Chinese restaurants and buffets!
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Braised Eggplant With Tofu in Garlic Sauce
Braised Eggplant with Garlic Sauce is a classic Sichuan dish that combines soft simmered eggplant, fermented soy beans, and a sweet, garlicky sauce. For this version, I like to add a few tablespoons of chopped up preserved mustard root and incorporate the garlic in a couple of ways: first, by cooking whole smashed cloves in oil to infuse it with flavor (I discard the cooked whole cloves), as well as sliced thin and sauteed along with the other aromatics.
Stir-fried Eggplant, Potatoes & Peppers (Di San Xian)
Di San Xian (地三鲜) is a well-known Shandong China dish consisting of stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and peppers. The Di San Xian dish's poetic name is roughly translated to “three earthly bounties."
Spicy Bamboo Shoot Salad
Serve this easy Chinese spicy bamboo shoot salad recipe as an appetizer (either cold or at room temperature) or as a side dish!
Spicy Stir-fried Rice Cakes with Sichuan Peppercorns - The Woks of Life
These spicy stir-fried rice cakes are a departure from some of China's more traditional methods of preparing these chewy, starchy little pasta-like rice cakes. The addition of Sichuan peppercorns gives the dish that slight numbing flavor that goes perfectly with spicy chilies.
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Fish-Fragrant Eggplants (Sichuan Braised Eggplant With Garlic, Ginger, and Chiles)
Don't let the name fool you—there's no fish here. Instead, this Sichuanese eggplant classic is deeply flavored with garlic, ginger, and pickled chiles, aromatics that are often associated with fish cookery.
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Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Sichuan-Style Braised Eggplant With Pickled Chilies and Garlic)
Despite its translation—"fish fragrant eggplant,"—yu xiang qie zi actually contains no seafood or meat products whatsoever. Smoky eggplant is stir-fried until tender, then tossed with a quick sauce flavored with chiles, black vinegar, sugar, and ginger, and garlic.