Bon-bon Chicken with Spicy Sesame recipe
ingredients
In this recipe, the chicken meat is tenderized by being beaten with a stick (called a "bon" in Chinese) — hence the name for this very popular Szechuan dish.
1 whole chicken, about 1 kg (2 1/4 lb)
1.2 litres (2 pints) 5 cups water
15 ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil
shredded cucumber, to garnish
1.2 litres (2 pints) 5 cups water
15 ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil
shredded cucumber, to garnish
For the sauce
30 ml (2 tbsp) light soy sauce
5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
15 ml (1 tbsp) finely chopped spring onions
5 ml (1 tsp) red chilli oil
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) Szechuan peppercorns
5 ml (1 tsp) white sesame seeds
30 ml (2 tbsp) sesame paste, or 30 ml (2 tbsp) peanut butter creamed with a little sesame oil
5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
15 ml (1 tbsp) finely chopped spring onions
5 ml (1 tsp) red chilli oil
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) Szechuan peppercorns
5 ml (1 tsp) white sesame seeds
30 ml (2 tbsp) sesame paste, or 30 ml (2 tbsp) peanut butter creamed with a little sesame oil
method
1. Clean the chicken well. In a wok or saucepan bring the water to a rolling boil, add the chicken, reduce the heat and cook under cover for 40-45 minutes. Remove the chicken and immerse in cold water to cool.
2. After at least 1 hour, remove the chicken and drain; dry well with kitchen paper and brush with sesame oil. Carve the meat from the legs, wings and breast and pull the meat off the rest of the bones.
3. On a flat surface, pound the meat with a rolling pin, then tear the meat into shreds with your fingers.
4. Place the meat in a dish with the shredded cucumber around the edge. In a bowl, mix together all the sauce ingredients, keeping a few spring onions to garnish. Pour over the chicken and serve.
Cook's Tip
To make chilli oil, slit and blanch chillies, pack into sterilized jars and fill with oil. Leave for 2 weeks.
2. After at least 1 hour, remove the chicken and drain; dry well with kitchen paper and brush with sesame oil. Carve the meat from the legs, wings and breast and pull the meat off the rest of the bones.
3. On a flat surface, pound the meat with a rolling pin, then tear the meat into shreds with your fingers.
4. Place the meat in a dish with the shredded cucumber around the edge. In a bowl, mix together all the sauce ingredients, keeping a few spring onions to garnish. Pour over the chicken and serve.
Cook's Tip
To make chilli oil, slit and blanch chillies, pack into sterilized jars and fill with oil. Leave for 2 weeks.
serving amount
serves 6 - 8
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