Among Chinese cuisine Sichuan dishes are my favourite with their use for spicy hot chilies and mouth numbing Sichuan peppercorns. Bang bang chicken is a great way to enjoy those spicy hot chilies and Sichuan peppercorns in a simple chicken salad that is dressed with a super tasty sesame based sauce that includes both! This spicy sesame sauce is just bursting in flavour and really hard to resist eating it by the spoonful! This chicken salad is served on a bed of juicy cucumbers to provide relief from the spicy heat of the dressing which is a perfect combo and keeps you coming back for more!
Serve the entire salad on top of a bed of rice vermicelli noodles for a more substantial meal.
Bang Bang Chicken
A Sichuan style chicken salad in a spicy, sweet and salty sesame sauce.
ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts, poached and shredded
- 2 tablespoons sesame paste
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinkiang black rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1+ tablespoon chili oil or chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns, toasted and ground
- 4 cups lettuce, shredded
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 carrot, julienned
- 2 green onions, sliced
directions
- Bring the chicken to a boil in a pot of water, simmer until cooked, about 20 minutes and shred.
- Mix the sesame paste, soy sauce, black rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns.
- Assemble salad and enjoy!
HenoftheWood says
February 6, 2013 at 3:57 pmLooks so gooood, I love incorporating a salad with it
Marian (Sweetopia) says
February 6, 2013 at 4:10 pmI'm always looking for ways to make salad interesting! I'll be making this one – looks great!
naomi says
February 6, 2013 at 4:21 pmAs always, mouth watering, Kevin.I love the heat in this dish!
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
February 6, 2013 at 4:25 pmI just love a good Asian inspired salad! Looks so good. 🙂
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
February 6, 2013 at 4:33 pmA lovely salad! Very fresh and enjoyable.
Cheers,
Rosa
Bev Weidner (Bev Cooks) says
February 6, 2013 at 4:39 pmMaaaaaaan why do you do this to me?
Jenny says
February 6, 2013 at 4:39 pmThis looks heavenly Kevin!!
la gourmande says
February 6, 2013 at 4:44 pmde magnifique photo sur ce blog !!! Je m'inscrit a la newsletter
Ashley says
February 6, 2013 at 5:27 pmThis sound so good! I love bang bang chicken!
Maria says
February 6, 2013 at 6:12 pmLove the name of this chicken:)
Irene says
February 6, 2013 at 6:18 pmThis sounds sooooo good!
Next weeks it's here on the menu
Love from Holland
Gaby says
February 6, 2013 at 7:35 pmLoving all the flavor packed into that chicken!!
Megan {CountryCleaver} says
February 6, 2013 at 7:41 pmSzechuan is one of my favorites too! This looks pheNOMenal, Kevin!
TZ says
February 6, 2013 at 7:52 pmSo delicious 😉 A healthy too!
marla says
February 6, 2013 at 8:22 pmSuch a great looking chicken recipe Kevin!
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Valentina says
February 6, 2013 at 8:40 pmthis is such a beautiful salad. i'm sure it's tastes as good as it looks, too. 🙂
anniebakes says
February 6, 2013 at 9:02 pmwow, kevin! this looks awesome and i love the cool cukes against the spicy sauce! anne
Rocky Mountain Woman says
February 6, 2013 at 9:28 pmhealthy and delicious, light and bright! Love it..
Heather Christo says
February 6, 2013 at 9:38 pmOh! I am just freaking out over all of your incredible Asian recipes. this looks SO GOOD!!!
Julie @ Table for Two says
February 6, 2013 at 10:22 pmHaha, I love that you called this bang bang chicken! Definitely a spicy one! This looks great and healthy 🙂
John says
February 7, 2013 at 1:00 pmWas just the other day thinking a a new dish to try with chicken. Looks like bang bang chicken it is!
Nice salad dish, and very healthy. Thanks for sharing.
John
Anonymous says
February 7, 2013 at 1:27 pmthis looks absolutely awesome !
I love the fact it's so healthy, now I can serve something like that on dinners with people who are on a diet, perfect 🙂
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
February 7, 2013 at 10:20 pmTried your chicken and corn soup yesterday. It was a hit AND hit the spot. Great list you put out! Should keep me going for awhile.
Yi @ Yi Reservation says
February 9, 2013 at 3:35 amThis is the dish I grew up eating. for me I'd add 1 more tbsp of chili oil 🙂 Great post. Thanks for sharing!
HenoftheWood says
February 12, 2013 at 1:10 pmEven though I didnt replicate this exactly ,my version came out fantastic as well, so when I get the right ingredients I will definitely try it the correct way. I had no sesame paste, so I used black bean instead, and I had no chili oil so I used sriacha.
Kevin says
February 19, 2013 at 1:04 amHenoftheWood: Glad you enjoyed it! Tahini or peanut butter could also be used in place of the sesame paste.