Chinese Hot and Spicy Chicken (Ma La Tze Gee) – Hunan – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

4 tablespoons oil

1 scallion

2 To 3 hot peppers

1 tablespoon shredded ginger

1 tablespoon sherry

2 tablespoons light soy sauce

2 pounds fryer

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon light soy sauce

2 tablespoons wine vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 To 2 teaspoons anise pepper

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Cut chicken in bite-sized pieces, marinate 15-20 minutes in ginger,

sherry, soy sauce mixture. Cut scallion and hot peppers diagonally

in 1-inch pieces. Grind anise pepper to powder. Mix chicken broth,

soy sauce, wine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Heat oil. Add

scallion, and stir fry several times. Add ginger, sherry, soy

mixture and chicken to scallions and hot pepper, and stir-fry for

1-2 minutes more. Add chicken broth mixture, mix well. Cook over

low heat until chicken pieces are tender. Add cornstarch to thicken.

Serve.

Category: Asian Recipes