At the table
Take small bites with chopsticks and eat with rice if desired. Ask which organs are included and request less chilli before cooking if needed.
Contains chicken organs. Soy sauce may contain wheat; some versions use oyster sauce and cooking wine. Ask about these seasonings if avoiding shellfish or alcohol.
The organ mix varies. Pickled long beans, fresh chillies and different sour seasonings may be added; reducing fresh chilli does not remove the pickled-chilli flavor.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
The organ mix varies. Pickled long beans, fresh chillies and different sour seasonings may be added; reducing fresh chilli does not remove the pickled-chilli flavor.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Bright pickled sourness, noticeable chilli heat and rich savory offal flavor.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- A mix of firm, springy and tender bites, depending on the organs used, with chopped pickled chillies.
- How it’s made
- The cleaned, cut offal is briefly blanched in the selected recipe, then quickly stir-fried with oil, ginger, garlic, pickled chillies and seasoning until cooked through.
The organ mix varies. Pickled long beans, fresh chillies and different sour seasonings may be added; reducing fresh chilli does not remove the pickled-chilli flavor.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hunan.
About this regional connection
Hunan: Hunan sour-spicy quick stir-fry, not duplicate alias for Chongqing Qianjiang offal.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有酸辣鸡杂吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A tangy Hunan stir-fry
This Hunan-style offal stir-fry combines pickled chillies with quick wok cooking. The sour-long-bean version offers another familiar way to build the tangy flavor.