Hunan Chicken Food

HUNAN-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir together the honey, peppercorns, salt, soy sauce, and sherry in a large bowl; add the chicken and toss to coat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the ginger, garlic, red chile pepper, and green onions; cook and stir until fragrant, no more than 30 seconds. Stir in the chicken and soy sauce mixture; fry another 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover. Simmer until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk together the bean sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil in a small bowl; pour over the chicken and stir. Turn heat to high and allow to cook 1 minute. Serve immediately.

HUNAN CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Mix pepper pods, soy sauce, green onion, hoisin sauce, chile oil, garlic, sugar, ginger, and salt for sauce together in a bowl; set aside.
• Heat about 1 inch vegetable oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add chicken; stir and saute until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and set on a plate. Pour hot oil into a container and discard when cool.
• Add water to the wok and bring to a boil. Add carrots, bell pepper, onion, corn, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots; cook and stir for about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Pour out and discard any remaining water.
• Pour the reserved sauce into the wok. Stir and heat over medium heat. Add chicken and vegetables to the sauce; stir until well coated. Remove pepper pods and serve over cooked rice.

HUNAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the chile bean sauce, rice wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, ginger root, green onion, and sugar. Place chicken strips in a large bowl and pour sauce over; refrigerate and allow to marinate for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large wok to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove the chicken strips from the marinade and sprinkle with the flour. Deep fry chicken strips until crispy and no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes. Drain cooked chicken on paper towels; serve hot.

QUICK HUNAN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to 1/2" thickness.
• Mix together hoisin sauce, peanut butter, garlic, and oil; spread over both sides of chicken.
• Grill or broil chicken 4-5 inches from heat source until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
• Slice chicken diagonally across the breast and serve on a piece of iceberg lettuce.
• If you desire, serve with ramen noodles and steamed snow peas, as fast and easy side dishes.

HUNAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook chicken in a large saucepan of boiling water 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove, let cool. Remove bones. Shred chicken with a cleaver.
• Combine with water chestnuts.
• Mix ingredients for seasoning sauce in a small bowl. Pour over chicken and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, peel and halve cucumber; scoop out seeds. Cut cucumber halves in diagonal slices. Arrange on a platter with chicken mixture. Serve with Tossed Noodles.

SHANGHAI HUNAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In about 2 inches of hot oil, saute the chicken for about 1-2 minutes until no longer pink.
• Scoop the chicken out with a slotted strainer and set aside.
• Pour the hot oil into a container.
• Add the 1/2 cup water and heat to boiling. Dump in all the vegetables at the same time and stir around for about 30 seconds.
• Dip the vegetables out with a strainer. Pour off any remaining water.
• Put the sauce ingredients into the empty pan. Heat and stir together well.
• Add the chicken and vegetables back into the sauce and stir around until well coated. If it looks too dry, add a little more soy sauce.
• Serve over cooked rice.