I promise, to all heat lovers, this recipe is finger licking good. It’s so good that you might even start sucking the dried chilies for the seasoning that are well coated over the chilies. Well that’s what I did ?.
This recipe is inspired by Sichuan Spicy Chicken (辣子鸡). The slightly numbing peppercorn and spicy chilies heighten the pleasure of this dish. You can add more chili powder for a higher heat intensity.
I used air fryer in this recipe to “fry” the wings and garlic. For those without air fryer, you can fry the wings and garlic using oil or even baked in the oven. Just that the latter will need a higher temperature of 250 degree celsius and a longer time. Baked until the skin of the wings turn golden brown. The rest of the steps will be the same.
- 4 pieces of Chicken Wings (drumlet, winglet & tips); separate the drumlet & wings
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice wine
- ¼ tsp ground Sichuan pepper
- ¼ tsp ginger powder
- 15 cloves of whole garlic, skin removed
- ½ cup corn flour
- ½ tbsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp oil
- 30g dried chilies
- 1tsp chili powder (more if intense heat is preferred)
- 1 tbsp crushed Sichuan peppercorn
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 1tbsp Rice wine
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Add wings and all the other ingredients & seasoning for marinating in a mixing bowl.
- Mix until well combine
- Marinate for at least 2 hrs or overnight for best result
- Preheat the air fryer @ 200 degree Celsius
- Mix cornflour and baking powder in a tray / plate and set aside
- Coat the marinated wings with the flour mixture and tap off any excess flour.
- Evenly brush the wings with oil.
- Place the wings & garlic in the air fryer for about 15 mins or until golden brown.
- Remove from the air fryer when done and set aside for stir frying
- Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a wok or deep frying pan under medium heat
- Add in dried chili and crushed Sichuan pepper corn and stir fry until fragrance
- Add in air fried wings, garlic, salt, sugar, wine & ground cumin
- Stir fry for about 1 min until the wings are well coated with seasonings
- Remove wings from the wok/pan and Serve hot