Salt And Pepper Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dried szechuan peppercorns
vegetable oil (for frying)
3 tablespoons flour
2 1/4 lbs chicken wings, separated at joint wings discarded
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 serrano chili, thinly sliced

Preparation

Heat a small skillet over medium heat and toast salt and peppercorns (the salt will be slightly browned and the peppercorns, fragrant), about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool; grind.
Combine 1 teaspoon of the salt and pepper with the flour and dredge the chicken pieces in it.
Deep fry the chicken at 350 degrees F, in batches, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes; drain on paper toweling and season with salt and pepper mixture.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the frying oil in the first skillet over medium heat and cook the garlic until golden, about 2 minutes.
Add the serrano chili and cook until tender crisp, about 2 minutes; sprinkle over the fried chicken along with any remaining salt and pepper mixture.