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Sichuan Stir-Fry Trio

A quick and flavorful Sichuan meal featuring fish fragrant eggplant, Kung Pao chicken, and stir-fried cabbage.

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Sichuan
medium
1h 30m
4
gluten-free
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1h 0m
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J. Kenji López-Alt
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Ingredients
  • EggplantPre-cooked, salted, and seared
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • ChiliesSliced
  • Scallions
  • Soy sauce
  • Sugar
  • VinegarChinese Ching Kyang vinegar
  • Pickled chili liquid
  • Fermented chili broad bean paste
  • Salt
  • MSG
  • CilantroFor garnish
  • 1 lb Chicken thighMarinated
  • CornstarchFor marinade and slurry
  • PeanutsRoasted
  • Dried chilies
  • Sichuan peppercornsGround
  • CabbageDiced
Instructions
  1. 1

    Pre-cook eggplant by salting and searing until brown.

    10 min

  2. 2

    Stir-fry garlic, ginger, chilies, and scallions in hot wok.

    2 min

  3. 3

    Add sauce to eggplant: soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, pickled chili liquid, fermented chili broad bean paste.

    3 min

  4. 4

    Season eggplant with salt and MSG, garnish with cilantro and scallions.

    1 min

  5. 5

    Marinate chicken thigh in soy sauce, wine, oil, cornstarch, salt, and MSG.

    30 min

  6. 6

    Stir-fry chicken in hot wok until cooked.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Add garlic, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, chilies, scallions, and peanuts to chicken.

    2 min

  8. 8

    Add sauce to chicken: soy sauce, wine, honey, vinegar, cornstarch.

    3 min

  9. 9

    Stir-fry cabbage with garlic, ginger, chilies, and vinegar until tender-crisp.

    5 min

  10. 10

    Season cabbage with salt, MSG, and cornstarch slurry.

    1 min

Equipment Needed
wok
spatula
mortar and pestle

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