Sweet and Sour Chicken Drumettes
Sweet and sour chicken drumettes.
Ingredients
- Chicken drumettes, as needed (about 500 g)
- 1 section scallion
- 1 piece ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 star anise
- 20 Sichuan peppercorns
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- Sweet and sour sauce:
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 4 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 5 tablespoons water
- Other:
- 1 tablespoon toasted white sesame seeds
- 1 scallion leaf
Steps
- 1
Cut the scallion into sections and slice the ginger; these will be used for blanching.
- 2
Prepare the star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, sliced ginger, and sliced garlic.
- 3
Add all the sauce ingredients to a bowl and mix well; set aside.
- 4
Wash the chicken drumettes.
- 5
Score the drumettes with shallow cuts.
- 6
Place the drumettes in a pot of cold water, then add the scallion sections, ginger slices, and Shaoxing wine.
- 7
Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- 8
Remove and rinse clean with warm water.
- 9
Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add the drumettes and pan-fry over low heat until the surface is lightly colored, then add the whole spices and aromatics and bloom in oil until fragrant.
- 10
Pour in the prepared sauce.
- 11
Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 12
Turn to high heat to reduce the sauce until thick, then turn off the heat and sprinkle with toasted white sesame seeds.
- 13
Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with chopped scallion. The flavor is sweet and tangy.
- 14
A perfect dish to serve with rice.
- 15
Not gamey and not dry.
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