Hand-Shredded Chicken with Lemon and Chilli

手撕鸡

Boiled chicken legs torn by hand and tossed in a tangy dressing of soy sauce, vinegar, lemon, garlic and chilli. It tastes even better after a few hours in the fridge.

  • 40 min
  • Easy

Ingredients 15

  • Chicken legs 鸡腿2 个
  • Ginger 姜to taste
  • Spring onion 葱to taste
  • Salt 盐to taste
  • Sugar 糖to taste
  • Light soy sauce 生抽to taste
  • Vinegar 醋to taste
  • Bird's eye chillies 小米椒to taste
  • Garlic 蒜to taste
  • Lemon 柠檬to taste
  • Chicken powder 鸡精to taste
  • Coriander 香菜to taste
  • Sesame seeds 芝麻to taste
  • Sesame oil 麻油to taste
  • Water 水to taste

Steps 5

  1. Step 1

    Wash 2 large chicken legs. Put them in a pot of cold water with ginger slices, spring onion and salt, and boil for 20 minutes until cooked through.

    2个大鸡腿洗净,冷水下锅,加姜片、葱段和盐,煮20分钟到熟透。

  2. Step 2

    While it cooks, mix the dressing: 3–4 spoons soy sauce, 3–4 spoons vinegar, chopped chillies, garlic and coriander, lemon juice, and salt, sugar, chicken powder and sesame oil to taste.

    煮鸡的时候调料汁:生抽、醋各3到4勺,加小米辣、蒜蓉、香菜、柠檬汁,再按口味加盐、糖、鸡精和香油。

  3. Step 3

    Let the chicken cool, then tear it into shreds by hand.

    鸡腿放凉后用手撕成丝。

  4. Step 4

    Pour the dressing over the chicken and mix well.

    把料汁倒在鸡丝上拌匀。

  5. Step 5

    Sprinkle with sesame seeds. For the best flavour, chill it in the fridge for a few hours before eating.

    撒上芝麻。放冰箱冷藏几个小时再吃,更入味。