Spicy Fried Chicken and Mustard Pork – 75-Minute Recipe
Reconstructed from a 1504 Sichuan manuscript, this menu pairs a bold Spicy Fried Chicken seasoned with pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, and scallion whites, with a tangy Mustard Pork that showcases the region's historic love of mustard. Both dishes deliver the fiery, aromatic flavors of early Ming cuisine.
Recipe by Chinese Cooking Demystified · Structured by ReelsMeals
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Spicy Fried Chicken
- chicken
- water
- fermented sauce
- black pepper
- Sichuan peppercorns
- scallion whites
- chestnuts
- mushrooms
Mustard Pork
- pork (mixed cuts)
- mustard (yellow mustard paste)
Instructions
- 1Spicy Fried Chicken: Cut the chicken into chunks and stir‑fry over medium‑high heat until the surface changes color.
- 2Add enough water to cover the pieces, then continue cooking until the chicken is fully cooked through.
- 3Stir in fermented sauce, black pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, and scallion whites; cook, stirring, until the flavors are evenly combined.
- 4If using, add chestnuts and mushrooms and cook briefly until they are tender.
- 5Mustard Pork: Heat a pan, add the mixed pork cuts and yellow mustard paste together with any traditional spices, and simmer over medium heat until the pork becomes tender and the sauce thickens and coats the meat.
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Stir‑fry before adding liquid
Stir‑fry the chicken chunks until the surface changes color before adding water.
Cover chicken with water
Add enough water to just cover the chicken pieces and cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
Simmer pork until sauce coats
Keep the pork and mustard paste at medium heat and simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the meat.
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1 hr 15 min estimated total time for 4 servings.
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- How long does it take to make Spicy Fried Chicken and Mustard Pork (Historical Sichuan Recipes)?
- About 1 hour 15 minutes in total: 30 minutes of prep and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Spicy Fried Chicken and Mustard Pork (Historical Sichuan Recipes) recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Spicy Fried Chicken and Mustard Pork (Historical Sichuan Recipes) recipe come from?
- It was shared by Chinese Cooking Demystified on youtube.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.