When you think of Chongqing cuisine, you will think of it
Jiangjin, the "City of Selenium-Rich Food"
Not only is it the fiery heat of white wine, but also the sweetness of rice candy
There is also the river freshness and sour spicy of Jiangjin sauerkraut fish
Among them, Jiangjin pepper chicken
As a district-level intangible cultural heritage
With pure cooking techniques
As well as the craftsmanship of unique recipes
It has become a famous dish
Widely loved by diners
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"Half a pot of peppercorns, half a pot of chicken", a large number of nine-leaf green peppercorns, Chaotian peppers to the bottom, with cut into pieces of baby rooster, bright colors, fragrant and charming smell, delicious and appetizing.
Jiangjin pepper chicken, this famous dish that "went to find chicken in the sea pepper pile" has gone through vicissitudes for more than a hundred years.
Since the Guangxu Xianfeng years, after four generations of innovative development, it has become a delicacy that everyone must eat when they come to Jiangjin, and has also been listed in the list of intangible cultural heritage at the district level in Jiangjin, which is of great historical and cultural inheritance value.
According to legend, during the Xianfeng period of Guangxu, Zhao Erfeng, the governor of Sichuan, encountered the enemy's pursuit and suppression during the Sichuan Baoluhui period, and when passing through the "Sanyuan Stack", he was hungry and difficult, and when he tasted the "Sea Pepper Chicken" (the original name of the Sharp Pepper Chicken) of the ancestors of the Chen clan, he was full of praise, and since then there has been a saying: "Sea pepper chicken, sea pepper chicken, sea pepper heap to find chicken." ”
Until now, diners are still unsatisfied when they taste the end, and they can't help but take chopsticks to look for the chicken that is soaked with spicy flavor in a pile of peppers and peppers, so that spicy, fresh and tender dance back and forth on the tip of the tongue.
Craftsmanship
Sep1 Is the best choice of materials
Jiangjin pepper chicken is extremely particular about the selection of ingredients, and it is necessary to choose chicken, pepper and pepper, and grasp the heat well in order to make an authentic pepper chicken.
Sep2 Chicken processing
Chickens are best selected to weigh about 4 pounds, slaughtered, washed and chopped into pieces, and prepared with salt, egg whites, rice wine, and mustard powder.
Sep3 Selenium-rich chaotian pepper is selected
Peppers should be planted in the sunny area of Chaotian pepper, preferably jiangjin locally grown selenium-rich chaotian pepper, bright color, spiciness is just right.
Sep4 Nine-leaf green peppercorns are selected
Peppercorns, to choose Jiangjin special nine-leaf green peppercorns. The unique climate and soil conditions make this pepper unique, and the fruit is fragrant and pure. The chicken with the pepper cooked is delicious and pure, and it is rich in nutrients, and it also has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, driving away wind and dehumidification.
Sep5 Stir-fry
The oil needs to be refined, then the chicken is cooked, stir-fried for 2-3 minutes, and then scooped up with a colander and set aside. In the remaining oil, a large amount of pepper and an appropriate amount of peppercorns and ginger should not be used garlic. When the chili peppers are freshly broken, the chicken is returned to the pan, sautéed with the chili peppers, salted, and served a minute later.
Sep6 Pay attention to the heat
Under normal circumstances, this dish starts from the killing of chicken, the preliminary preparation time takes about 8 minutes, the stove takes about 4 minutes, of which the time into the pot is only about 3 minutes, so it is a typical stir-fry style, authentic Chongqing jianghu cuisine.
A whole plate of sharp pepper chicken, gently pulled, the spicy taste hidden in the depths of the heat surges with the heat, tickling people's mouths.
Carefully pinch a piece of chicken into the mouth, too late to taste the tenderness of the chicken, the overwhelming spicy taste instantly spread to the whole body, from the tip of the tongue down the throat, into the abdomen, quickly spread to every capillary in the body, let people eat, can not stop.
Domineering pepper chicken, Jiangjin people have loved the heavy spicy taste for hundreds of years, you must remember to taste Oh ~
The main store address
No. 3 Xiangtang Road, Shuangfu Town, Jiangjin District, Chongqing