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Sweet and Sour Chicken Drumettes

Sweet and sour chicken drumettes.

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Dish type: Braised

Cuisine: Chinese

Estimated calories per recipe: 1080

  • sweet
  • sour
  • savory
  • fragrant
  • contains_soy
  • contains_sesame
  • dairy_free
  • nut_free

Translated from a real Chinese home-kitchen recipe — never AI-invented.

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. 1

    Cut the scallion into sections and slice the ginger; these will be used for blanching.

    Step 1
  2. 2

    Prepare the star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, sliced ginger, and sliced garlic.

    Step 2
  3. 3

    Add all the sauce ingredients to a bowl and mix well; set aside.

    Step 3
  4. 4

    Wash the chicken drumettes.

    Step 4
  5. 5

    Score the drumettes with shallow cuts.

    Step 5
  6. 6

    Place the drumettes in a pot of cold water, then add the scallion sections, ginger slices, and Shaoxing wine.

    Step 6
  7. 7

    Bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and continue cooking for 5 minutes.

    Step 7
  8. 8

    Remove and rinse clean with warm water.

    Step 8
  9. 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.

    Step 9
  10. 10

    Pour in the prepared sauce.

    Step 10
  11. 11

    Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

    Step 11
  12. 12

    Turn to high heat to reduce the sauce until thick, then turn off the heat and sprinkle with toasted white sesame seeds.

    Step 12
  13. 13

    Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with chopped scallion. The flavor is sweet and tangy.

    Step 13
  14. 14

    A perfect dish to serve with rice.

    Step 14
  15. 15

    Not gamey and not dry.

    Step 15

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