Hunan Dongan Chicken
About Hunan Dongan Chicken - Hunan Cuisine
Dong'an Chicken is a classic traditional dish in Hunan and a representative work of Hunan cuisine. Hot and sour, fragrant and carefully processed, Dōng'ān Zǐjī is famous for stewing, boiling, steaming and stir-frying. It is widely popular in local families and restaurants.
Ingredients
- Chicken 200g
- Appropriate amount of cooking oil
- Salt as appropriate
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Cooking wine 1 spoon
- Onion, ginger and garlic appropriate amount
Instructions
- 1. Heat oil in a pot and sauté minced garlic and chili until fragrant
- 2. Add Dong'an chicken and stir-fry over high heat until it changes color.
- 3. Add chicken, onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until cooked through
- 4. Add chopped chili and soy sauce to taste and stir-fry quickly over high heat
- 5. Pour in the cooking wine to remove the fishy smell and reduce the juice over high heat.
- 6. Remove from the pan and serve on a plate
Cultural Notes
Dong'an Chicken embodies the culinary essence of Hunan cuisine. Hunan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China and is famous for its hot and sour taste. Hunan cuisine pays attention to the freshness of ingredients and fine knife skills. Fish head with peeled pepper, Mapo tofu, and braised pork are all classic representatives of Hunan cuisine. In Hunan, people are very particular about the selection of ingredients and the control of heat. Dong'an chicken is the epitome of this ingenuity.