Hunan Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken
• 10 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup water chestnut, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sesame paste
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon chili oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons szechuan peppercorns, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons gingerroot, minced
• 3 tablespoons green onions, shredded
• 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 cucumber, sliced

Recipe

• 1 cook chicken in a large saucepan of boiling water 30 to 40 minutes.
• 2 remove, let cool. remove bones. shred chicken with a cleaver.
• 3 combine with water chestnuts.
• 4 mix ingredients for seasoning sauce in a small bowl. pour over chicken and mix well. refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 5 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.