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Hot and Spicy Diced Potatoes

Vegetables and Vegetarian Foods

Hot and Spicy Diced Potatoes
Ingredients:
1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
4 cups cooking oil
1 Tablespoon and 1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns, crushed
2 Tablespoons chili sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon MSG (optional)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Preparation:
1. Soak diced potatoes in water for fifteen minutes, then remove, drain, and dry them in a towel.
2. Heat oil in a deep pot and deep-fry the diced potatoes. Then drain and discard all but one tablespoon of the oil.
3. Mix the drained potatoes with the chili powder, Sichuan peppercorns, salt, MSG and the cornstarch, and mix well.
4. Heat the tablespoon of reserved oil, fry the potato mixture for a minute or two, then serve.

                                                                                                                                                       
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