Ingredients: chicken legs

Accessories: dried red pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, onion, ginger, sugar, cooked white sesame seeds

1. Cut the peppers into 2 pieces Cut the ginger into small pieces, cut the green onions into small pieces;

2. Cut the chicken legs (no need to remove the bones) into small pieces with a sharp knife, add appropriate amount of salt, cooking wine, black pepper, and a small amount of sweet potato powder to marinate Cook for 20-30 minutes;

3. Heat 80% of the oil in the pan, add the marinated chicken legs, fry until the outside becomes dry and dark yellow, then remove and drain the oil and set aside;

4. Take another pot, heat the oil to 70% heat, add ginger and garlic and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant, add dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, stir-fry until the smell starts to be pungent and the oil turns yellow;

5. Then pour in the fried chicken pieces and stir-fry evenly. Sprinkle in scallions, sugar, and cooked sesame seeds. Stir-fry evenly and then remove from the pan.

Note:

Chili pepper and Sichuan peppercorns can be added according to your own taste. However, in order to authentically reflect the characteristics of this dish, it is best for the finished product to contain all the chili peppers. The chicken is covered, instead of a few chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns appearing here and there in the chicken pieces.

2. Before frying chicken, sprinkle salt into the chicken. Be sure to sprinkle enough salt. If you add salt when frying the chicken, the salt will not be able to enter the chicken because the outer shell of the chicken has been fried dry and the texture is relatively poor. Tightly, the salt can only adhere to the surface of the chicken, affecting the taste.

3. The oil used for fried chicken must be very hot, otherwise the chicken will not be dry on the outside for a long time. Even if it is dry after waiting for a long time, it is really dry. , a ball of dead meat, unpalatable, with no taste at all. Therefore, the fire must be high so that the outside is crispy and the inside is relatively tender.