Sichuan Chicken Thighs

Method

• First, marinade the thighs with soy sauce and Shaoxing wine (60 ml/ 2 fl oz). Next, add rice vinegar (2 tbsp), and season with salt (1 tsp) and pepper (1/2 tsp). Leave to marinade up to 2 hours.
• Then, chop garlic (2 cloves), chilli (2) and ginger (2 cm/ 0.8 in).
• Add olive oil (2 tbsp) to a hot pan. Put garlic and chilli mixture into the pan. Cook until softened.
• Add Sichuan peppercorns (2 tsp) and orange zest (2 tsp).
• Next add the marinated chicken thighs along with a marinade.
• Then, throw a pinch of sugar (1 tsp) and fry the chicken until it is lovely and brown and the sauce is deliciously thick.
• Finish with chopped spring onions (2). Drizzle a bit a soy sauce (2 tsp) and a few drops of sesame seed oil (2 tsp).