Chinese Chicken Salad
also called chinese chicken salad · oriental chicken salad · asian chicken salad · chopped chicken salad · brentwood chinese chicken · crispy wonton salad · sesame chicken salad
- The Bowl Shop
- serves 4
- recipe says 50 min
- Salads
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The table
| 1 lb(450 g)chicken breasts | poach 15 min, cool in the liquid | shred by hand | toss |
| 3 slicesginger | |||
| 1(halved)scallion | |||
| 1 tspkosher salt | |||
| 4 cups(shredded fine)napa cabbage | slice fine | ||
| 2 cups(shredded fine)romaine | |||
| 1 large(julienned)carrot | |||
| 3(on a long bias)scallions | |||
| 1/2 cup(leaves and thin stems)cilantro | |||
| 8(stacked and cut in 1/4-in ribbons)wonton wrappers | fry 2 min, drain hard | ||
| 1 cup(240 mL)neutral oil | |||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)goma dare | |||
| 1/3 cup(sliced)toasted almonds | |||
| 1 Tbstoasted sesame seeds | |||
| A spoonful of water into the dressing first: it wants to be looser here. Wontons on top and never tossed through | |||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
1poach 15 min, cool in the liquid
2slice fine
3fry 2 min, drain hard
5toss
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Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 35 min3 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 2 min
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — the wonton strips are crisp for about twenty minutes after the dressing hits them and are wet cardboard by the hour
poach 15 min, cool in the liquid
35 minwalk awayfrom the start
fry 2 min, drain hard
2 minneeds youfrom the start
slice fine
not timedfrom the start
shred by hand
not timed35 min in
toss
not timed35 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
You'll need saucepan · skillet
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See how it is written
>> title: Chinese Chicken Salad
>> category: Salads
>> tags: chicken, cabbage, sesame, wonton, salad
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: chinese chicken salad, oriental chicken salad, asian chicken salad, chopped chicken salad, brentwood chinese chicken, crispy wonton salad, sesame chicken salad
>> pairs-with: goma-dare, miso-ginger-dressing
>> servings: 4
>> time: 50 min
>> slack: narrow — the wonton strips are crisp for about twenty minutes after the dressing hits them and are wet cardboard by the hour
>> step: poach 15 min, cool in the liquid
Poach @chicken breasts{1%lb}(450 g) with @ginger{3%slices}, @scallion{1}(halved) and @kosher salt{1%tsp} in a #saucepan{} of barely trembling water for ~poach{15%min}, then take the pan off the heat and ~cool{20%min} the breasts in their own liquid.
>> step: fry 2 min, drain hard
Fry @wonton wrappers{8}(stacked and cut in 1/4-in ribbons) in @neutral oil{1%cup}(240 mL) in a #skillet{} for ~fry{2%min}, a handful at a time, and drain them on paper.
>> step: shred by hand
Shred @&(~2)poached chicken{} along the grain, by hand, into pieces about the width of a pencil.
>> step: slice fine
Slice @napa cabbage{4%cups}(shredded fine), @romaine{2%cups}(shredded fine), @carrot{1%large}(julienned), @scallions{3}(on a long bias) and @cilantro{1/2%cup}(leaves and thin stems).
>> step: toss
Toss @&(~1)shredded vegetables{} with @&(~2)chicken{}, @goma dare{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @toasted almonds{1/3%cup}(sliced) and @toasted sesame seeds{1%Tbs}, then throw @&(~3)fried wontons{} over the top.
A spoonful of water into the dressing first: it wants to be looser here. Wontons on top and never tossed through.