Szechuan Peppery Hot Chicken

Szechuen Peppercorns have a distinctive bitter sweet chili kind of flavor and this flavor combined with the chili oil etc is what gives the true Szechuan flavor. So look for the real Szechuen pepper corns. You can control the heat by increasing or cutting backon the heat. You may want to add some chili paste as well. Just stir fry the the cut up chicken until cooked, keep it warm and stir fry the sprouts until they are just heated through combine and ther's your dinner.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb boneless skinless chicken breast, stir fried and kept warm
• 2  tablespoons  chopped scallions
• 1  tablespoon  sesame oil
• 1  tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 3  tablespoons soy sauce
• 3  tablespoons  chicken stock
• 1  teaspoon  ground szechuan peppercorns
• 2  tablespoons  hot chili oil
• 1  lb bean sprouts, stir fried
•  cilantro (to garnish)

Directions

1. Mix all the sauce ingredients to gether in a bowl.
2. Arrange warm chicken and hot sprouts on a platter and pour the sauce over.