We ate this at Mimi Chinese. Then made This Dish.
It started with a dinner at Mimi Chinese. If you've been, you know. If you haven't, put it on your list.
One dish in particular stayed with us long after the meal ended. Impossibly crispy chicken, deeply spiced, with charred spring onion piled on top, and a scattering of "heaven facing" chilis that made the whole thing feel alive. It was fantastic!
Inspired, we got back to our kitchen and created this new dish. Not from a recipe — just from memory, instinct, and a few good tries.
We started by making a Sichuan dry rub with fennel, peppercorn, cumin, and gochugaru — complex and completely addictive. Mixed into potato starch, it doubled as our dusting, giving the chicken a light, crunchy crust with a juicy inside.
The chilis are there for adventure, they're hot — eat them or push them aside — the chicken doesn't need them to be great. It's one of those dishes you'll want to have again and again.
Our new Hidden Crispy Chili Chicken is in stores now and online here. Enjoy!
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It started with a dinner at Mimi Chinese. If you've been, you know. If you haven't, put it on your list. One dish in particular stayed with us long after the meal ended.