Big Plate Chicken

🥘 Ingredients

Dough

• all-purpose flour
  300 g
• cooking oil
• salt
  1/4 teaspoon
• water
  150 g

Cook the chicken & vegetables

• Sichuan chilli bean paste
  1.5 tablespoons
• Sichuan pepper
  1 tablespoons
• bay leaf
  1
• cassia cinnamon
  2 piece
• chicken thigh (cut in chunks)
  800 g
• cooking oil
  2 tablespoons
• dried chilli (or to taste)
  1 handful
• garlic
  10 clove
• ginger
  10 slice
• hot water (approximately)
  1 cup
• msg
  1.5 teaspoons
• onion (diced)
  1
• potato (cut in thin pieces)
  1
• red bell pepper (cut in chunks)
  1
• salt
  1.5 teaspoons
• scallions (chopped)
  3 stalks
• star anise
  3
• sugar
  1.5 teaspoons

Assemble the dish

• cilantro (optional)

🍳 Cookware

• wok

Dough

1. 1

   Mix all-purpose flour and salt and water .

   all-purpose flour: 300 g, salt: 1/4 teaspoon, water: 150 g
2. 2

   Combine and knead into a smooth dough.
3. 3

   Divide the dough into 8 parts. Roll each piece into a gherkin shape.
4. 4

   Coat them with cooking oil thoroughly. Cover with cling film then rest for at least ⏱️ 60 minutes (longer is okay).

   cooking oil

Cook the chicken & vegetables

1. 1

   Heat up cooking oil in a wok . Stir in chicken thigh . Fry until pale.

   cooking oil: 2 tablespoons, chicken thigh: 800 g (cut in chunks)
2. 2

   Add salt , msg , sugar , Sichuan chilli bean paste , ginger , garlic , star anise , cassia cinnamon , bay leaf , dried chilli , and Sichuan pepper to the chicken. Pour in hot water . Cover with a lid. Leave to cook for ⏱️ 10 minutes .

   salt: 1.5 teaspoons, msg: 1.5 teaspoons, sugar: 1.5 teaspoons, Sichuan chilli bean paste: 1.5 tablespoons, ginger: 10 slice, garlic: 10 clove, star anise: 3, cassia cinnamon: 2 piece, bay leaf: 1, dried chilli: 1 handful (or to taste), Sichuan pepper: 1 tablespoons, hot water: 1 cup (approximately)
3. 3

   Put in red bell pepper , potato , and onion (add some hot water if it appears to be dry). Stir around then leave to cook for a further ⏱️ 5-10 minutes until the vegetables become tender. Add scallions at the end.

   red bell pepper: 1 (cut in chunks), potato: 1 (cut in thin pieces), onion: 1 (diced), scallions: 3 stalks (chopped)

Pulled and cook the noodles

1. 1

   When the dough is well rested, bring a large pot of water to a full boil.
2. 2

   While waiting, use a rolling pin to flatten each dough piece into a rectangle shape.
3. 3

   Pick up one piece by holding each end gently. Pull in opposite directions. The movement should be smooth and consistent.
4. 4

   As your arms move apart, bounce the noodle against the worktop to help it stretch further. Drop the pulled noodle into boiling water.
5. 5

   Pull the second one and drop it in. Repeat until you finish all 8 pieces of dough. Leave to cook for ⏱️ 1-2 minutes .

Assemble the dish

1. 1

   Transfer the noodles to a large serving plate/bowl using a pair of chopsticks.
2. 2

   Pour in the cooked chicken & vegetables.
3. 3

   Garnish with cilantro if using. Stir well & enjoy immediately.

   cilantro (optional)