Fried Chicken (Szechuan Style)

Step 1: Cut chicken into bite size pieces and put to one side.

Step 2: Mix cornflour, five spice powder and salt together and put to one side.

Step 3: Heat up your oil.

Step 4: Mix stock, sugar, vinegar, dry sherry, five spice powder and pepper in a jug or bowl.

Step 5: In a small bowl/container mix the second lot of cornflour and the water.

Step 6: Coat chicken with the cornflour salt mix (we do it in 2 or 3 batches for if left for any length of time the chicken will stick together and be awkward to handle).

Step 7: Deep fry in batches and then drain on paper towel and then transfer to an oven proof dish and keep warm in a low heat oven.

Step 8: When all chicken is cooked keep warm to one side.

Step 9: Heat tablespoon oil in a wok or large frypan/skillet and add chillies, garlic and ginger and stir fry for minute or until fragrant.

Step 10: Add stock mix and bring to the boil and then add cornflour water mix and stir until thickened.

Step 11: Put cooked chicken into the sauce and stir to coat and fully heat through.

Step 12: Serve with rice or we prefer fried rice.