Szechuan Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken, medium size 1 no.
Oil For deep frying
For the Marinade
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Chili paste 1 tsp
Soya sauce 2 tsps
Cornflour 2 tsps
Egg 1
Salt To taste
For the Sauce
Spicy chili oil or ordinary oil 3 tsps
Finely chopped ginger 1 tsp
Finely chopped garlic 1 tsp
Dry red chilies cut into 4 pieces each 2 nos.
Sesame seeds(optional) 1/2 tsp
Slanting pieces of spring onion 1/4 cup
Chicken stock 1/2 cup
Tomato sauce 1/3 cup
Soya sauce 1 tsp
Chili sauce 1 tsp
Vinegar 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Black pepper 1/2 tsp
Ajinomoto A pinch
Salt To taste
cornflour mixed with water 3/4 tsp & 1/4 cup
For the Garnish
Spring onions 4 long thin pieces

Directions:

Cut the chicken,retaining the bone,into small serving sized pieces.
Combine all the ingredients mentioned under 'For the Marinade'
and rub on the chicken pieces and set aside for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry the chicken pieces,a few at a time,till golden brown and cooked.
Drain and set aside.Heat 3 tsps of spicy chili oil or ordinary
oil in a pan.
Add the ginger,garlic,red chilies,sesame seeds and spring onion and stir fry on a high flame for 1 min.
Add the remaining ingredients mentioned under sauce except the
cornflour,bring to a boil and add the chicken.
Cook covered on a low flame for about 4 mins and then add the
cornflour mixed with water and stir continuously,so that the sauce becomes thick.
Garnish with the spring onion.

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