Make this Sichuan Mala Mouth Water Chicken 四川麻辣口水雞 just like Chinese restaurants, but better! This addictive (literal translated) saliva chicken is mouthwatering, juicy, spicy, sweet and savoury!

I love the lingering mala spiciness from my special homemade Fragrant Peppercorn Oil 萬用香料油秘方: the fragrant aromatics and red chilli oil pairs wonderfully with the chilled, tender, juicy chicken.

Which Cut of Chicken Should You Use?

When choosing what chicken to use, some traditional Chinese recipes use whole chickens – chop them up once they are cooked and serve them bone-in and skin-on.

If you do not want to prepare a whole chicken, you can opt for bone-in, skin-on thighs. Chicken thighs could be more convenient if you are in a hurry or just cooking for a small family. Just remove the bones once the chicken is cooked and then slice thinly into pieces.

I prefer to use whole chickens and make extra for leftovers. The flavours are robust and develop better overnight.

How To Prepare the Chicken

Clean the chicken and remove inners. Pat dry and rub some salt all over the chicken inside and out. Let air dry for a 5 to 10 minutes.

Some people like to cook the chicken by submerging the chicken in boiling hot water for 20 minutes with green scallions and ginger, like cooking a Hainanese Chicken.

I prefer to steam in my steam convection oven for 30 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the oven after it is steam cooked. Rest and let the chicken cool completely. Slice the chicken and place it on your serving plate.

After removing the chicken, pour our liquid from the chicken fat and chicken essence into a small bowl. Wrap with saran wrap and store in the refrigerator.

After being chilled, the chicken fat will separate from the chicken essence. Remove and discard the chicken fat. You can add a tablespoon of chicken essence to your daily cooking to enhance the flavour!

How To Make Mala Chili Oil Soy Sauce

While the chicken is cooking, you can prepare the sauce.

One of the key ingredients in this dish is the homemade Fragrant Peppercorn Oil 萬用香料油秘方. The spices, aromatics and lingering mala spiciness of this oil go beautifully with red chili oil.

In a sauce bowl, add Fragrant Peppercorn Oil, red chili oil, finely chopped garlic, steamed fish soy sauce, black vinegar and sugar. Mix well.

I like using sweet soy sauce like soy sauce for steamed fish.

Depending on how spicy your preference is, you can also add bird’s eye chili or more red chili oil. However, I do not suggest making the Sichuan Mala Mouth Water Chicken too spicy because it will overpower the chicken’s delicious natural flavours.

Final Step

Pour the Mala Chili Oil Soy Sauce over the sliced chicken as much as you want.

Let the chicken chill and marinate in the refrigerator at least 20 minutes until you are ready to serve it. The flavours develop better over time.

口水雞是一道我蠻喜歡的四川傳統名菜！它集麻辣鮮香嫩爽於一身！

加上永達農場加美雞真的很有「雞」的味道⋯⋯

萬用香料油秘方！燒菜必須加一茶匙!

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