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This Szechuan Chicken Dish Will Certainly Spice Up Your Life

Here’s what you will need:

Marinade Ingredients:
* 3 tsp of corn starch
* 1 tsp of salt
* 1 Tbsp. of rice wine
* 1/2 tsp of white pepper
* 1 Tbsp. of soy sauce
* 1 shredded scallion
* 2 slices of ginger
* 4 chicken thighs, chopped into bite-sized pieces

Other Ingredients:
* Vegetable oil for frying
* 2 Tbsp. of Szechuan peppercorn
* 5 dried red chilies, chopped
* 50 whole dried red chilies
* 4 slices of ginger
* 1 scallion, chopped
* 1/3 cup of peanuts
* 1/2 tsp of sugar
* 1/2 Tbsp. of rice wine
* 1 Tbsp of sesame oil
* Chopped scallions as garnish
Directions:

Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl, add the chopped chicken. Marinate for 10 minutes.

In about 1 1/2” of oil, fry the chicken until browned and crispy. Remove and set aside.

Heat oil in a wok or a large pan. Add the Szechuan peppercorn and dried red chilies. Fry until fragrant. Add the rest of the dried red chilies, ginger, scallion, and peanuts. Fry for a minute. Add the fried chicken pieces, sugar, rice wine and sesame oil. Toss to coat.

Garnish with chopped scallions. Enjoy!