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Chinese Pepper Chicken

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A celebration of Chinese flavours and with serious comfort factor, this speedy stir-fry is ready to dive into in well under half an hour – with plenty of minutes to spare! I love how the savoury, peppery flavours are king in this dish – so satisfying.

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CHINESE PEPPER CHICKEN

PREP TIME

10 minutes
COOK TIME

10 minutes
SERVES

4
Ingredients

400g (14 oz) chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces

½ cup corn flour (cornstarch)

1 onion, diced

1 red capsicum, deseeded and diced

vegetable oil for shallow frying, plus 1 tbsp extra

 

Black pepper sauce:

1 tbsp whole Sichuan peppercorns

1 tbsp whole black peppercorns

¼ cup oyster sauce

2 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine

1 tsp sweet dark soy sauce

 

Marinade:

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 garlic clove, finely grated

Steps
Step 1

Combine the chicken with the marinade ingredients. Set aside for later.

Step 2

Place the Sichuan peppercorns in a dry frying pan over high heat. Cook, shaking the pan, for 2 minutes or until the peppercorns are fragrant and just starting to smoke. Transfer to a mortar along with the black peppercorns. Grind to a fine powder.

Step 3

Mix 1 tbsp of the peppercorn powder with the oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine and sweet dark soy sauce. Keep the remaining peppercorn powder in an air-tight container and use to season anything from pan-fried chicken to grilled prawns.

Step 4

Add about a centimetre of oil to the base of a wok or frying pan over high heat. When the oil is hot, toss half the marinated chicken in the corn flour and cook in the oil for 3-4 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Drain on paper towel. Repeat with the remaining chicken and flour.

Step 5

Heat the 1 tablespoon of oil in a large wok or frying pan over high heat. Add the onion and capsicum and stir-fry for a minute. Add the chicken and the peppercorn sauce and stir-fry until well combined. Serve immediately.

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sandie
February 16, 2023

A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!

I not only love watching her cook, especially with her humour stirred in, but she is so bubbly and cute! I print off the majority of recipes she does and have yet hit one I dont like. I enjoy Marion very much.

Cristy
December 6, 2022

Beyond Amazing

We eat this often and it’s ALWAYS delicious! We toss in mushrooms or even broccoli when we have it and it’s still amazing! Every single time. It’s a house favorite!

Eleanor
November 30, 2022

Great recipe

I don’t leave reviews but I’ve made this for the 4th time in 6 months which I never normally do!

Great easy recipe when you are craving these sorts of flavours.

Also quite customisable if you want to swap in your veg / carbs with similar. This evening I swapped pepper for green beans / tender stem broccoli and the carbs for these fresh twirly chewy pasta from freezer as I had no rice and it was gooood!

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