Bon Bon Chicken

Bon Bon Chicken is a Sichuan dish with a unique taste. It is mainly made of chicken, and its flavor is “weird taste”. It has all tastes of hemp, spicy, sour, sweet, fresh, salty and fragrant.

What is Bon Bon Chicken?

Bon bon chicken (Chinese: 棒棒鸡; pinyin: bàng bàng jī; literally: ‘bang-bang chicken’) is a kind cold dish of Sichuan cuisine. It is a collection of classic Sichuan-style cooked food dishes, including a variety of cooking techniques such as marinating, salad and soaking. It can also be made into a series of special flavors such as spicy, spiced, pickled pepper, rattan pepper, spicy, savory and sauce.

History of bon bon chicken

According to legend, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there is one person who comes from a remote area called Ya’an liked delicious food very much. After a long period of research and soup mix practice, he finally creates an amazing chicken dish. That is bon bon chicken.

But at that time, the chicken was very precious and most people couldn’t afford it. So someone thought of a great idea that is cut the whole chicken into many slices and sold it by piece. And it was well-received by the masses.

However, another issue happened: a kitchen blade couldn’t cut an entire chicken into cuts equitably, and clients are frequently particular when making buys. Be that as it may, it was discovered that beating the chicken into pieces with a stick would deal with this issue.

At the same time, soup broth infuses into the chicken and adds flavor. When preparing the cuisine, one holds a stick and another holds a knife; the sound made by the stick and the knife striking each other has a cadenced, subsequently the name bon bon chicken.

Bon Bon Chicken Recipe:

You’ll need:

1/2 tablespoon cooked peanuts
1/2 tablespoon coriander, chopped
1 pound Chicken
2 green onions
4 ginger slice
1/2 tablespoon Sichuan pepper
1 tablespoon cooking wine
For the sauce:
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon sesame sauce
1 teaspoon pepper oil
1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons red chili oil
1/2 tablespoon cooked white sesame seeds

How to make Bon Bon Chicken

1. Cook water, ginger, green onion, Sichuan pepper and salt in a wok until boiling. Add chicken and continue to cook it under small heat for 20 minutes. Then, transfer the chicken in a bowl with cold water and soak it for 10 minutes.

2. Hammering chicken tissue with a wooden hammer. Separate the bones and meat by hand and tear the chicken into strips. And put it on the plate and set aside.

3. Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl.

4. Place the peanuts in a microwave for 1 minute on high heat. Then let cool and peel. Then put it in a plastic bag and break it with a rolling pin.

5. Sprinkle the sauce, cooked peanuts and coriander on the chicken. Serve.

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Bon Bon Chicken

Bon Bon Chicken is a Sichuan dish with a unique taste. It is mainly made of chicken, and its flavor is “weird taste”. It has all tastes of hemp, spicy, sour, sweet, fresh, salty and fragrant.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Bon Bon Chicken

Servings: 3

Calories: 556kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon cooked peanuts
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander chopped
• 1 pound chicken
• 2 green onions
• 4 ginger slices
• 1/2 tablespoon Sichuan pepper
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine

For the sauce:

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame sauce
• 1 teaspoon pepper oil
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons red chili oil
• 1/2 tablespoon cooked white sesame seeds

Instructions

• Cook water, ginger, green onion, Sichuan pepper and salt in a wok until boiling. Add chicken and continue to cook it under small heat for 20 minutes. Then, transfer the chicken in a bowl with cold water and soak it for 10 minutes.
• Hammering chicken tissue with a wooden hammer. Separate the bones and meat by hand and tear the chicken into strips. And put it on the plate and set aside.
• Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl.
• Place the peanuts in a microwave for 1 minute on high heat. Then let cool and peel. Then put it in a plastic bag and break it with a rolling pin.
• Sprinkle the sauce, cooked peanuts and coriander on the chicken. Serve.