Szechuan chicken
Peppercorn-coated Chinese dish
Szechuan chicken is a Chinese-American dish featuring chicken pieces stir-fried with dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and aromatics like garlic and ginger.
The peppercorns create a distinctive numbing heat alongside the spiciness.
Named for China's Sichuan province, the dish appears on most American Chinese restaurant menus: We ordered the Szechuan chicken extra spicy.
- spicyHaving strong heat
- stir-fryQuick-cook in hot oil
- peppercornsDried spice berries
- wokConcave cooking pan
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
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