Easy Chinese Recipe: Sichuan Spicy Chicken 辣子鸡 Szechuan Style Recipe • Chinese Chicken Recipe

If you haven't noticed, we love Sichuan cuisine especially their hot & spicy dishes. This Sichuan (Szechuan) Spicy Chicken or 辣子鸡 in Chinese is a very popular dish in China. Although not as popular in Singapore, it is becoming more and more popular as food stalls set up by Chinese nationals become more common.
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Ingredients:
Serves 4
Marinade for the chicken
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Marinate for at least 30 minutes but the longer the better
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2 pieces of chicken thigh - cut into cubes
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of Chinese white rice wine
3 teaspoons of cornflour
A few dashes of white pepper
Other ingredients
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1/2 thumb size of ginger - sliced thinly
15 pieces of dried chilli - soaked and roughly chopped
4 cloves of garlic - sliced
1.5 tablespoons of Sichuan peppercorn - smashed lightly
1 stalk of spring onion
2 tablespoons of light soya sauce
1 tablespoon of Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing Huatiao Wine)
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[@norwati2973]

wow!delicious!i've tried once but i replace the white wine with sparkling juice....the taste amazed me......

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much Nor for using our recipe. Yay!!!

[@shysensei2348]

Did the juice alter the flavours a bit ?? I just don't want mine to taste sweet or fruity.

[@shirleywong4333]

Sparkling juice ??

[@hunnycat1342]

What kind of sparkling juice

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[@shinylittlepeople]

YUM!!! Amazing! Definitely going to cook this.... ! This reminds me of a takeout dish I used to always get at a little restaurant in a basement in downtown Windsor that was exactly like this but they also added cubed carrots and toasted peanuts and served over rice. Memmmmmorrrriesssss! Thank you for doing this video! 😘

[@adrianchia236]

This is a really great video! I love this food so much! When I am watching videos about this, It is always making me drool.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so so much, Adrian 🙏🙏🙏

[@lailee9421]

I miss this dish. It's my favorite dish when I was in China a year ago.

[@spicenpans]

Hope you’ll enjoy our recipe. Happy cooking 👍

[@gabesmom]

I am watching this at the wrong time of the day because I’m about to go to sleep and this video is making me damn hungry!!!

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Hehe....🤣🤣

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[@brianrowe236]

Thumbs up from me. I was in China last and early this month , Changsa, Chongqing, Xi'an and other parts and ate plenty of Szechuan chicken and pork. This was as good as any I tasted over there.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so so much for your validation, Brian :))))

[@sabtuyahmashor5008]

look delicious 😋 will try this tomorrow I love chicken with dry chilies... thank for sharing...

[@widyawati4624]

I was try it today, so yummy! my family very like it, thanks for the recipes

[@emmaree1328]

I have this at one of my fav restaurants me and my dad go to once in a while and it’s so good i wanna try to make it at home so thanks!!!

[@evydayz2750]

This really delicious! Might have to give this recipe a try 😎

[@ellegowo]

I like the idea of double frying. Make the chicken looks neat and crispy. Great

[@spicenpans]

Ya man. You gotta try it. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nilminianthony3664]

Superb dish.comming mouth watering 👌👌👌

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much Nilmini 🙏🙏🙏

[@panlisi9439]

I love this dish very much...thx agn Roland ...

[@spicenpans]

You’re most welcome Lisi

[@lynnwelburn5382]

Man, that looks delicious!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much Lynn. Good morning from Singapore 🤓🤓

[@BakeWithDollies]

My sister would love this! Will have to try and make this for her soon, looks delish!

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Happy cooking! 🤓🤓

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[@tokyo777mark2]

Wow i like this chicken!!!amazing

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much

[@umutk.6392]

This made me hungry!

[@spicenpans]

Hehe. Thanks for watching, a d 🙏🙏🙏

[@hansdampf4055]

Really, really nice recipe! I will try this within a fortnight

[@reidsmith9575]

I enjoy your channel. Thank you for all you do.

[@greenlizardballs]

My god that looks delicious. That is beautiful. Greetings from New York. I am going to make this soon. Thank you so much.

[@spicenpans]

Greetings GLB! Happy cooking!

[@bettyvo83]

Thank you for shared!

[@Gilskj2012]

I will try... thanks for the recipe...

[@tankitiarsa9187]

Love your tips on woks and non-stick pans. Thanks!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you 🙏

[@user-qb4ke6gm5b]

我很喜欢吃辣的❤️☺️

[@spicenpans]

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[@sangriandyanuraam4932]

Wow realy superb i want to try this one

[@tehling6684]

Thank you looks so delicious

[@susantan3242]

So yummy!! I like e way u flip the wok! I wish I can do that! 👍😀

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much. Practice makes perfect. You can do it

[@angela36600]

Hi Your my favourite.. I tired almost all your recipe..simple and too tasty..

[@PlainKitchenlevsgutierrez]

Thanks for this dish sir, I will try this on my channel and adding some spices.

[@spicenpans]

Happy cooking! 🤓🤓

[@davewoolnoth5825]

Superbly explained 👍

[@fransisca4522]

Thanks for the recipe I am like to try it.

[@spicenpans]

Hope you enjoyed it 🙏🙏

[@sereypheap8093]

Sounds so good yummy I love your video absolutely awesome thanks for sharing🤗🤗😋😋😋👌🏻👌🏻💯💯

[@spicenpans]

Thanks so much! 🙏🙏

[@kod1isback]

i believe this will do good with my beer while watching a movie.. I will try it.. I've just ordered sichuan red pepper

[@spicenpans]

Sounds good!! Happy cooking!!

[@diego0086]

you know what you are doing!!! great food and ao delicious, I'm sure! look has the aame that i had in China when i travelled there! wow amazing channel

[@clobel55]

this guy can't cook worth a shit

[@Gameplay-oy6mx]

i love it

[@spicenpans]

Glad you do. Thank you so much!

[@anisurrahmanmonirmonir5815kb]

I love it

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, Anisurrahman 🙏🙏🙏

[@attiyarazzaqusa230]

Very delicious recipe 😋😋

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, My Daily Life 🙏🙏🙏

[@annann7463]

Everytime i cooked this i always add some peanut😋😋

[@GregSzarama]

Great video. Thanks. I shouldn't eat spicy food but I'm probably going to try this. Do you know how to make Fragrance Pork? I had it in Malaysia a few times and love it. But can't find it in Singapore. I searched for some recipes but they have a shrimp past flavour to them which the original recipe didn't have. It had curry leaves too. Thanks again.

[@spicenpans]

Hihi. Hope you will enjoy this recipe. As for the fragrance pork, unfortunately we have never tried it before so we dunno how to recreate it for you 😔

[@annabellemontalban9542]

Hi! New subs here to your channel and binged watching your videos. My issue is the rice wine used in your recipes since I’m currently living in the Middle East. What could be an alternative? Is there a big difference in taste if I leave it out? Thank you so much. Your videos are amazing! I drooled while watching. 😁

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so so much. No worries about the wine. Many of our viewers have omitted it and they said the recipe turned out yummy too. Hope this helps. Take care in the Middle East.

[@gangathapaliya2040]

Wow.....

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much!

[@osmanmokdom4372]

My favourite dish.. 🤭

[@aiomealssandbeautetips5825]

very delicious 😋

[@risse881]

I want to cook this for my ahma, thanks chef.

[@gerardsikma237]

Do you eat the soaked pepper or do you just use them for taste? Thanks for your recipe!

[@kalaivanychandran44]

I like Chinese food more plz thank you

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, Kalaivany :o) Have a great weekend!

[@juunvlogs312]

Thanks. Now i can cook

[@spicenpans]

Awesome! Keep cooking 👍👍👍

[@panlisi9439]

Thanks Roland ...this is also my favourite dish. Btw where to buy ur cast iron wok in spore?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Lisi. This is a cast iron wok by La Gourmet. You can get it from most major departmental stores in Singapore such as Metro, Isetan, Robinsons, Tangs, Takashimaya etc.

[@googleflex]

Hello, this recipe looks fantastic! Are you able to give me substitutes for the cooking wine and white wine please?

[@spicenpans]

Hi googleflex. Thanks so much for watching our video. There’s no good substitute for them actually so you can omit it. No problem. Maybe to make the chicken more flavourful, you can add some fresh ginger juice as part of the marinade. Happy cooking!

[@kylecarscaden3953]

this was a great video, what type of oil do you use?

[@utoooooot5000]

Thanks for the recipes could u do a recipe on pork watercress soup and beef tomato thanks again for the recipes

[@spicenpans]

Thank you for your requests 🤓🤓 we’ve never tried tomato beef before though.

[@cookbot]

Questions: what do you do with the oil used for frying afterwards? Do you throw it away or use it again? If reused, how many times can you use that oil for frying either chicken or other meat?

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[@TrueDemocracyOnly]

I've been looking at that cast iron wok for some time. Do you think it's much better than shogun non-stick? will food stick on the wok?

[@spicenpans]

Thanks for getting in touch with us on Facebook. Hope you’ll like your new cast iron wok 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jacobeksor6088]

I’m Montagnard indigenous always like crispy chicken or pork belly eat with white rice yummy

[@spicenpans]

Yummy. 👍👍

[@arenlajamir1861]

I miss that dish when I was in chine I use to eat 👍

[@Ryoko007]

That looks so tasty. But will try without the wine.

[@spicenpans]

Glad that you liked this recipe. Hope you will also like the taste of it. Happy cooking!

[@babitashrestha629]

Nice recipe

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, Babita :))

[@OfwJovyCarPatrecio]

Thank you

[@lynnmesa4712]

You've earn one subscribe today☺ thank for the recipe

[@meloon5876]

Hi roland, how long to soak dried chilli? Need it be hot water? Why use dried chilli vs fresh ones? Thks

[@spicenpans]

Hi Mel. Please soak in room temp water. As long as they’re soft, they’re ready to be used. Regarding dried vs fresh chilli, dried chilli has more intense flavour. If you don’t want your dish to be too spicy, please remove the seeds. Happy cooking & have a wonderful weekend.

[@rebeccafoo]

Thanks for sharing. When I was in Tours, a Chinese restuarant selling this dish. It was surprising yummy, the texture is totally different. The outside of the chicken cubes is crispy. The inner part is tender and juicy. I wonder what flour that he added to the chicken so that the outter layer is crispy. I'm wondering may be he added in some rice flour just before deep frying. I will try your recipe and play with it. Thanks

[@spicenpans]

Happy cooking 🙏🙏👍👍

[@skateboarderlucc]

Definitely corn starch or corn flour.

[@hindahindai]

i love 😋😋😋

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much

[@ghazanfarnoorzaie7701]

Oh wow, I tried this recipe twice and loved it, just amazing !!! Way better than the restaurants. Thumbs up !!!

[@janessa9980]

Do you use the same oil to deep fry the chicken twice? Or have to change the oil after deep frying once?

[@spicenpans]

Hi J. No you don’t need to change the oil. After the first fry, we kept the fire on to get the temperature up again before adding the chicken in for the second fry. After cooking, you can still keep the oil for another fry next time. We bought an oil canister from Isetan. It came with a sieve and a cover - just poor the oil over the sieve and into the canister. You can keep the oil covered in room temperature with no problem.

[@vandrainprice4058]

Ur really good.. I copied ur style honey chicken it was awwwwsme no words bro 👍... Can u make chilli chicken in ur style ,I know it's simple but I want to know ur style...waiting

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much for using our recipe:-) here’s our humble rendition of Chilli Chicken kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm4pZibfMmKlbs Happy cooking!

[@carljones7992]

Watching this while eating reheated chinese takeaway for breakfast...result

[@spicenpans]

Hehe, thank you so much for watching our video, Carl :))

[@carljones7992]

Im happy to find authentic sichuan recipe as my local takeaway does not have a clue i want a very hot numbing dish like yours. The proper way.

[@alfinbebekelek7690]

Sangat sangat nikmat

[@spicenpans]

Sore. Saya tak faham. Terima kasih ya.

[@NasiraPakistani]

Super recipe💕👍🇵🇰

[@erikagroote6205]

looks great.. my mouth was burning watching this lol

[@spicenpans]

Hehe. It’s actually not too spicy. 🤓🤓

[@frederickcombes1063]

What does sichuan means?anyways,i love Chinese food...tnx for sharing ur recipe,definitely will try this

[@baboon500]

frederick combes it’s the name of a province in western China

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@SS-bc6wx]

I’ve got all the ingredients except Chinese rice wine and cooking wine. I hope I get it on amazon. I’ll revert once I successfully make this.

[@spicenpans]

we hope to hear from you really soon, St Sh :)) Happy cooking!!

[@yungfat5860]

yummy,,,,,yummy

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much 🤓

[@hansdampf4055]

It looks really super super delicious! But 15!!! dried chilies + 1.5 TBS Sezuan pepper = Spicy as hell

[@kyle4079]

Just made this without two of the crucial ingredients (dried red chillies and Sichuan peppercorns). I got the heat from some dried birds eye chillies instead and it was easily the best Chinese-style meal I’ve ever cooked but I still feel like it needs more heat though. I assume it’s the Sichuan peppercorns that take this to the next level?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Kyle. Thank you so so much for using our recipe 🙏🙏🤓 wow. Seems like you really like your spicy food! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I think Sichuan peppercorns may not cut it for you as it just add some numbing sensation to your tongue. If you want it really hot, you can keep the seeds intact in your chillies. Oh man, i can already feel the spiciness from here as I am writing this. You are good!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ac313]

Yes! Numbing flavor order online if not at local grocery store

[@ernisoesanto]

How do you fry the chicken in air fryer? Same marinade? For how long and what temperature? Thanks

[@2112ming]

I am interested with the cast iron wok and have been trying to find the weight information from the net without success. As usually cast iron is heavy, would you be able to advice the weight of the wok? Many thanks 🙏

[@justrams5611]

I used to go to a Chinese restaurant in Frederick Maryland in the 1990s. They closed many years ago. They made a Szechuan shredded chicken, as well as a kung pau chicken with a similar sauce. It was a very deep orange, slightly brown sauce. It had a Very nutty, Szechwan peppercorn flavor (not sweet, as with orange chicken). I’ve never encountered such a sauce since, regrettably. It was amazing. Anyone have any ideas what sauce this might have been?

[@aganthamara1065]

Pengen youtube jg krn aku jg bisa masakan cina

[@spicenpans]

Terima kasih 👍🏻

[@zofobread]

How long do you soak the chilis before frying?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Zofobread. As long as they have soften - about 30 mins is good.

[@lesterchua2291]

Awesome dish, how about some oysters sauce to it ? but what’s the size n diameter of the Wok please & where to buy ?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Lester. Yeah you can add oyster sauce to marinate the chicken that would be great 👍🏻👍🏻 my wok is 30cm wide and it’s available on sale in most departmental stores in Singapore such as Robinsons , Tangs, Isetan, Metro, Takashimaya etc and Malaysia too.

[@lesterchua2291]

Spice N' Pans Thank you very much Sir ! Cheers

[@misnona8781]

Hi.. if i dont have rice vineger .. can use another vineger brand? Tq

[@stalin8776]

What can we use instead of Chinese cooking wine???the one you add at the end of cooking.

[@Rikku_]

this was insanly tasty but _ oh .. my .. god _ so spicy, I am sitting here "whistling innwards" to get air to cool down my tongue. I will make again but it will be like a "baby version" with half the chilli xD

[@spicenpans]

Hehe baby version. I like that term! Glad that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you so much for giving our recipe a try 🤓🤓🙏

[@saufiajihat]

How can I subs the chinese rice wine? Will vinegar or sparkling water gives the same taste and effect?

[@dinshawdastur1127]

Can we also use the recipe not deep frying chicken, but normal frying chicken till it is cooked and then follow your procedure. Please respond. thanks

[@crystalchia5898]

Very details

[@pradiproy1701]

Please tell me what kind of WOK you used here sir? So that I can buy that for my home . Can this wok is available in India?

[@eiralynuy2145]

What if there's no dried chili? Does fresh chili works? Or can be substitute to dried one?

[@jeremiepiotte8724]

Are you from Singapore? I think I hear some Singaporean accent :-) Thanks for the recipe, it does look like the actual dish you would get in sichuan! Perfect

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, Jeremie. Haha yes we are singaporeans! Thanks so much for recognising our accent 🤓🤓

[@rolfrijkschroefff2457]

The only Singlish in the world.

[@jorensleong4202]

Some like it beyond hotter with the facing heaven peppers, 50,000 scovilles

[@spicenpans]

Wow spicy!

[@DavyMcKay]

Hi.. What brand of wok are you using?

[@freddy2846]

Can you please let me know where you bought the wok?

[@Hatini23]

This is my all time favourite..I ordered from Sana Sini restaurant and try to imitate the taste but the taste is kinda missing..now after watching your video I knew which part that Im missing.i missed to put the ginger and im not frying the chicken twice..no wonder my chicken taste soggy..thank you chef for the recipe

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much for watching our video. Glad that our video helped. Happy cooking!

[@ivyrahim5224]

Hi chef! What are the non-alcoholic subtitutes for rice wine and cooking wine?

[@spicenpans]

Hihi. You can omit them. It may alter the taste slightly but not entirely.

[@goodsamaritantayo3371]

You can use mirin instead

[@cafe80sarigachu]

Good Samaritan Tayo Mirin is sweets it’s made of sake and sugar.

[@joshuagenes]

The alcohol evaporates away and you are only left with the flavor.

[@simonelder8434]

alchohol evaporates @ 70dc, the food must reach 100dc minimum to cook!

[@ravensyntax2910]

5:05 what can i replace with the chinese cooking wine, cuz i dont have it in my country

[@toripolliisi3929]

What oil do you use? Which one do you think is the best oil for this kind of food?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Toripolliisi, recently we just switched to rice bran oil because we read that it's much healthier than other oil. Maybe you can read up about it yourself to confirm that. Happy shopping!

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[@ST31N42]

This was delicious! I cheated and added sliced and seeded jalapenos to kick it up a notch.

[@bl6797]

Thanks for this recipe! After I deep fry and discard most of the oil, should I pour it in the kitchen drain? Or in the trash can?

[@spicenpans]

Hi BL. Please throw the oil in a trash can because oil can coagulate and choke up your pipes in the long run. Btw you can keep the oil in an oil can for a few more use. We usually use our oil for two to three rounds before discarding them. Please get an oil can that comes with a sieve. Cheers!

[@user-qb4ke6gm5b]

Yayyyy

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much