Pounded Baby Chicken Cool Spicy Soup

Pounded Baby Chicken Cool Spicy Soup

　　Pounded Baby Chicken Cool Spicy Soup

　　The prepared baby chicken is cooked over an open fire, cleaned, then deboned (or left with the bones in) and pounded in a stone mortar until it becomes thoroughly mashed. In some areas, the chicken is chopped with a knife instead of using a mortar and pestle. Once the chicken is well pounded, depending on the size of the chicken, a certain amount of red chili peppers or roasted green chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, litsea cubes, and garlic are added to the mortar and pounded into a fine paste. Salt is then added, along with an appropriate amount of cold boiled water or unpolluted mountain spring water. The mixture is stirred until well blended to complete the dish.

　　Pounded Baby Chicken Cool Spicy Soup is a specialty food of the Liangshan Yi region, deeply loved by the Yi people, and is often served as a welcome dish for guests.