Salads
Chinese Chicken Salad
- China
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb chicken breasts
- 2 tsps salt
- 2 tsps roasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 lb iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
- 2 tsps rice vinegar
Sauce:
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 slice fresh peeled ginger
- 2 green onions, green top removed
- 2 tsps chili bean paste
- 2 tsps dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsps rice vinegar
- 2 tsps peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsps toasted sesame oil
Directions
- Remove skin from the chicken breasts and place the chicken in a pot.
- Pour in enough cold water to cover the chicken and add the salt.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and cover tightly, let it stand for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix all the sauce ingredients and blend well.
- Toss the lettuce with rice vinegar and place on a serving platter.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and allow to cool.
- Pull the meat off the bone, shred it, and toss it with the sauce.
- Place the chicken and sauce on top of the lettuce and serve at once.
