Extra Spicy Hot & Numbing Chicken

Name: Extra Spicy Hot & Numbing Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500g (1 lb) chicken thigh fillets, cut into 1 1/2cm (about ⅝”) pieces; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cups dried red chillies*; 4cm (1.5”) piece ginger, julienned; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 spring onions (scallions), white part finely sliced, green parts cut into batons; 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine; Marinade; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)