Name: Chicken slices with sesame and Sichuan pepper
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gr chicken breasts (boneless, skinless); 2 tbsp green onion (finely chopped); 2 tbsp ginger root (finely chopped); 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar (white); 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp Sichuan pepper (ground); 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp parsley (chopped)

Chicken slices with sesame and Sichuan pepper

Course Appetizer, Starter

Cuisine China, North America

Keyword Chicken

Servings 4

Ingredients

500 gr chicken breasts boneless, skinless
2 tbsp green onion finely chopped
2 tbsp ginger root finely chopped
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar white
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp Sichuan pepper ground
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp parsley chopped

Instructions

Place the chicken in enough boiling water in a wok or pot to cover the chicken. Turn down the heat and simmer until tender but not overdone, about 17 to 20 minutes.
Remove the chicken, drain and allow to cool completely.
Combine the green onion, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, Sichuan pepper and sugar in a bowl.
Cut the cooled chicken into thin slices and arrange attractively on a serving platter. Pour the seasonings over the chicken slices and garnish with parsley.
Serve at room temperature.

Recipe Notes

Recipe by Barbara Hansen, photography by Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times March 15, 2006