Name: Spicy Cumin Chicken Skewers (孜然烤鸡肉串)
Yield: Makes 7 skewers
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Red Chili Powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Homemade Green Onion Oil; 1½-inch (4 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; 1 green onion, trimmed and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) segments; 1 star anise pod; 1 tablespoon coarsely ground cumin; 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder; ½ tablespoon Roasted Sesame Seeds; 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns; 3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs; Salt; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing cooking wine; 1 teaspoon white pepper powder; ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Preparation info

Makes
7
skewers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Xi'an Famous Foods

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

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Chicken is an easy crowd pleaser, and working with boneless chicken thighs means we can maintain the uniformity of the skewers, making cooking a breeze. We amp up the flavors here by marinating the boneless dark meat chicken with some ginger, green onions, and sesame oil. Then these suckers get smoky over a grill, slathered with our green onion oil and topped with an explosive amount of cumin, red chili powder, and just a tiny hit of Sichuan peppercorn powder.