szechuan chicken
🌶️ Enjoy the authentic spicy flavors of Szechuan cuisine with this delicious chicken dish that’s bursting with deliciously bold spices.
🍜 Perfect for a quick weeknight meal, this Szechuan Chicken is both satisfying and full of vibrant flavor.
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
– 2 cups flour for coating
– 1 tsp salt
– 500g chicken breast for main protein
Instructions
1-Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas 4). Lightly grease a 30 x 23 cm (12 x 9 in) Swiss roll tin and line with non-stick baking paper.
2-Prepare the mixture: Measure all the ingredients into a bowl and beat until evenly blended. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and level the top.
3-Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until the cake has shrunk from the sides of the tin and springs back when pressed in the center with your fingertips.
4-Cool: Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out, peel off the parchment, and finish cooling on a wire rack. Cut into bars or squares as desired.
Last Step:
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🔪 Use chicken thighs for juiciness; chicken breast is leaner.
🌶️ Keep chilies whole for milder spice; adjust depending on heat preference.
🧄 Marinate chicken overnight for deeper flavor absorption.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Marinating Time: 30 minutes to overnight
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 430-475 kcal
- Sugar: 7-18 g
- Sodium: 1000-1175 mg
- Fat: 25-37 g
- Saturated Fat: 3-6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22-31 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18-32 g
- Fiber: 2-4 g
- Protein: 31-34 g
- Cholesterol: 60-137 mg
This dish was amazing 🥢! I love how the spice level hits just right. I added some bell peppers for extra crunch, and it worked out perfectly. Thank you for the recipe!