Big Plate Chicken with Potatoes

Ingredients 17

• Chicken pieces (bone-in) 鸡块to taste
• Potatoes 土豆to taste
• Onion 洋葱to taste
• Green bell pepper 青椒to taste
• Dried red chillies 干辣椒to taste
• Sichuan peppercorns 花椒to taste
• Star anise 八角to taste
• Chilli bean paste (doubanjiang) 豆瓣酱to taste
• Ginger 姜to taste
• Garlic 蒜to taste
• Light soy sauce 生抽to taste
• Salt 盐to taste
• Shaoxing cooking wine 料酒to taste
• Beer 啤酒1 can
• Chicken powder 鸡精to taste
• Cooking oil 油to taste
• Water 水to taste

Steps 6

1. 1
   Step 1

   Cut the chicken into pieces. Peel the potatoes and cut them into large chunks, and cut the green pepper and onion into pieces.

   鸡肉切块。土豆去皮切滚刀块，别太小，青椒和洋葱切块。

2. 2
   Step 2

   Bring water to the boil with 2 slices of ginger, a little cooking wine and 2 Sichuan peppercorns. Add the chicken for 1 minute, then lift it out.

   锅里烧水，水开后放2片姜、料酒、2粒花椒和鸡块，煮1分钟后捞出。

3. 3
   Step 3

   Heat oil, turn to low and fry Sichuan peppercorns, star anise and dried chillies until fragrant. Add ginger and garlic, then the chicken with a little cooking wine, and stir-fry on high heat.

   锅里油烧热，转小火下花椒、八角、干辣椒炸香，放姜蒜，再下鸡块，加料酒，大火翻炒。

4. 4
   Step 4

   Stir in 1 spoon of chilli bean paste. Add the potatoes and some soy sauce and stir-fry together.

   加1勺豆瓣酱炒匀，放入土豆，加些生抽一起翻炒。

5. 5
   Step 5

   Pour in a can of beer to cover the chicken and bring to the boil on high heat. Simmer on low heat until about a third of the liquid is left, then add the onion.

   倒入一罐啤酒没过鸡肉，大火烧开转小火煮，煮到汤剩三分之一多一点时放洋葱翻匀。

6. 6
   Step 6

   When the sauce has mostly reduced, add the green pepper, chopped garlic and salt. Add a little water for as much sauce as you want, cover briefly and stir in a little chicken powder.

   汤汁收得差不多时，放青椒、蒜末和盐翻炒，加一点水焖一下，水量就是最后汤汁的量，再加点鸡精。