Big Plate Chicken

Name: Big Plate Chicken
Ingredients: 1 lb. 8½ oz. (700 g) chicken breast and legs cut into ¾-by-1½-inch pieces; 1 star anise; 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorns; ½ small cinnamon stick; 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp. Pixian chile bean paste; 4 dried chiles, halved; 2 red chiles, halved; ⅛ oz. (5 g) ginger (about ½-inch piece), sliced; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; ½ tsp. salt; 1 Tbsp. light soy sauce; 1 Tbsp. rice wine; 2 potatoes, cut into ¾-inch dice; 3 carrots, cut into ¾-inch dice; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into ¾-inch squares; Cooked wheat noodles, to serve