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Bang Bang Chicken

[heart_this] · Feb 6, 2013 · 28 Comments

Bang Bang Chicken

A Sichuan style chicken salad in a spicy, sweet and salty sesame sauce.

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!

Bang Bang Chicken
Serve the entire salad on top of a bed of rice vermicelli noodles for a more substantial meal.

Bang Bang Chicken

Bang Bang Chicken

Bang Bang Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Servings: 4

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
  1. Bring the chicken to a boil in a pot of water, simmer until cooked, about 20 minutes and shred.
  2. Mix the sesame paste, soy sauce, black rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns.
  3. Assemble salad and enjoy!
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Comments

  1. HenoftheWood says

    February 6, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Looks so gooood, I love incorporating a salad with it

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  2. Marian (Sweetopia) says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    I'm always looking for ways to make salad interesting! I'll be making this one – looks great!

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  3. naomi says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    As always, mouth watering, Kevin.I love the heat in this dish!

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  4. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    I just love a good Asian inspired salad! Looks so good. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    A lovely salad! Very fresh and enjoyable.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  6. Bev Weidner (Bev Cooks) says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    Maaaaaaan why do you do this to me?

    Reply
  7. Jenny says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    This looks heavenly Kevin!!

    Reply
  8. la gourmande says

    February 6, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    de magnifique photo sur ce blog !!! Je m'inscrit a la newsletter

    Reply
  9. Ashley says

    February 6, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    This sound so good! I love bang bang chicken!

    Reply
  10. Maria says

    February 6, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    Love the name of this chicken:)

    Reply
  11. Irene says

    February 6, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    This sounds sooooo good!
    Next weeks it's here on the menu

    Love from Holland

    Reply
  12. Gaby says

    February 6, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    Loving all the flavor packed into that chicken!!

    Reply
  13. Megan {CountryCleaver} says

    February 6, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    Szechuan is one of my favorites too! This looks pheNOMenal, Kevin!

    Reply
  14. TZ says

    February 6, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    So delicious 😉 A healthy too!

    Reply
  15. marla says

    February 6, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    Such a great looking chicken recipe Kevin!

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    February 6, 2013 at 8:27 pm

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  17. Valentina says

    February 6, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    this is such a beautiful salad. i'm sure it's tastes as good as it looks, too. 🙂

    Reply
  18. anniebakes says

    February 6, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    wow, kevin! this looks awesome and i love the cool cukes against the spicy sauce! anne

    Reply
  19. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    February 6, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    healthy and delicious, light and bright! Love it..

    Reply
  20. Heather Christo says

    February 6, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    Oh! I am just freaking out over all of your incredible Asian recipes. this looks SO GOOD!!!

    Reply
  21. Julie @ Table for Two says

    February 6, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Haha, I love that you called this bang bang chicken! Definitely a spicy one! This looks great and healthy 🙂

    Reply
  22. John says

    February 7, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    Was 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

    Reply
  23. Anonymous says

    February 7, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    this 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 🙂

    Reply
  24. [email protected] is How I Cook says

    February 7, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Tried 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.

    Reply
  25. Yi @ Yi Reservation says

    February 9, 2013 at 3:35 am

    This is the dish I grew up eating. for me I'd add 1 more tbsp of chili oil 🙂 Great post. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  26. HenoftheWood says

    February 12, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    Even 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.

    Reply
  27. Kevin says

    February 19, 2013 at 1:04 am

    HenoftheWood: Glad you enjoyed it! Tahini or peanut butter could also be used in place of the sesame paste.

    Reply
  28. Nelda says

    August 3, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    I am definitely going to try this recipe….but do you have a recipe for that broth in the upper left corner of the picture? That was my favorite broth at a chinese restaurant that closed down years ago. The new asian restaurants don’t serve this. I have spent many hours searching for a recipe for this, but keep on coming up empty.

    Reply

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