Dong'an Chicken

Wash half a free-range chicken and put it in a pot, add water to cover the chicken, cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes, until the chicken is 70-80% cooked, remove the chicken and reserve the chicken broth for later use.

Slice the ginger, cut the fresh red chili into strips, cut the dried red chili into segments, and cut the chicken into large pieces.

Heat the tea oil in a pot over high heat, add the ginger, fresh red chili, dried red chili, and Sichuan peppercorns, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the chicken and a pinch of salt, continue to stir-fry for 3 minutes.

Add the chicken broth and rice vinegar to cover the chicken, cook over high heat for 3 minutes, season with salt, then cook for another 3 minutes, and dish out.

The finished dish is the famous Hunan cuisine Dong’an chicken.