Laziji is a dish of Sichuan cuisine. It is a stir-fried dish, which consists of marinated then deep-fried pieces of chicken, dried Sichuan chilli peppers, spicy bean paste, Sichuan peppers, garlic, and ginger.
Toasted sesame seeds and sliced spring onions are often used to garnish the dish. Diners use chopsticks to pick out the pieces of chicken, leaving the chilies in the bowl.
Laziji originated near Geleshan in Chongqing, where restaurateurs used small free-range chickens from nearby farms. This poultry became a signature export for Geleshan.
Ingredients
chicken
salt
pepper
Light soy sauce
cooking wine
Oyster sauce
sugar
egg yolk
corn starch
cooking oil
spring onion
garlic
ginger
dried chili
Szechuan pepper spicy pepper
high white wine
chicken essence
chili oil
peanuts
white sesame seeds
