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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Thai Chicken Feet Salad For 3 people
Chicken feet 500 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Lime 2 fruits Green beans 30 gr Tomato 1 fruit Green mango 3 fruits Carrot 1 bulb Green papaya 1/3 fruit Coriander 3 sprigs Dried chili 1 tablespoon Bird’s eye chili 4 fruits Palm sugar 4 tablespoons Salt a little Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Fermented fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken feet
- Choose chicken feet that have a natural pinkish-white color, without any green, red, or yellow spots, and they should not feel slimy when touched.
- Chicken feet should not be too soft or swollen, and the toes should be separated. This may indicate that the chicken feet have been water-injected, which should be avoided.
- It is advisable to buy chicken feet from reputable establishments with clear origin at clean food stores to ensure health safety.
- You can find buy chicken feet at the supermarket TasteVN to ensure the quality and freshness of the chicken feet.
How to choose fresh carrots
- Fresh carrots will have a bright, deep orange color, with the green tops firmly attached to the root.
- When pressing on the carrot with your hand, you will feel the root is firm, not soft or mushy.
- When buying, you should choose those that are medium-sized, elongated towards the tail, with a smooth skin.
- Avoid choosing carrots that have wilted tops, bruised or slimy body, or have dark spots.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- Good tomatoes have a taut, glossy, evenly red skin, and pressing the tomato should show a certain firmness.
- When cutting the tomato in half, if the seeds inside are yellow and the flesh is bright red, the tomato is ripe and delicious.
- You should choose tomatoes that still have fresh green stems firmly attached to the fruit; these are fresh, recently picked tomatoes.
- Additionally, tree-ripened tomatoes will have a faint, characteristic aroma, while force-ripened tomatoes will have no smell.
How to choose crunchy and delicious starfruit
- You should choose dark green, crunchy fruits with a characteristic fragrant smell.
- If they feel firm to the touch, they will be crunchy and have a refreshing sour taste when eaten.
- Avoid choosing fruits that are soft or have black spots on the surface, as they will not taste good.
How to prepare Thai Chicken Feet Salad
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Prepare and boil chicken feet
Wash the chicken feet thoroughly with water, then add a little salt and half a lemon’s juice into a bowl. Use your hands to knead well to clean the chicken feet.
Next, use a knife to cut off the nails of the chicken feet and wash them clean with water to drain.
Put the chicken feet into a pot and boil them for 10 minutes. When the chicken feet are just cooked, take them out and let them cool.
How to eliminate the unpleasant smell of chicken feet:- Method 1: Wash the chicken feet with diluted salt water, then rinse with water 2 – 3 times to ensure they are really clean and let them drain.
- Method 2: Mix vinegar (or lemon) and salt together in a sufficient amount, then rub it thoroughly onto the chicken feet multiple times to eliminate the smell.
- Method 3: Before boiling the chicken feet, massage them in a mixture of salt, pepper, smashed ginger, and a little white wine, then let them soak for about 30 minutes and rinse thoroughly with water multiple times.
How to boil chicken feet to be white and crunchy, without being mushy:
- You should boil for about 5 minutes from when the water boils; if boiled too long, the chicken feet will become soft.
- After the chicken feet have cooled down and firmed up, take them out, put them in a container, and store them in the cool compartment of the refrigerator or soak the chicken feet immediately in ice-cold water to maintain their crunchiness.
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Prepare other ingredients
String beans should have the fiber skin removed, then wash them clean and break them into pieces about 2 finger lengths long. Tomatoes should be washed and cut into wedges. Coriander should be washed and cut into small pieces about 1/2 finger length long.
Young mango should be washed, peeled, and then cut in half. Carrots and green papaya should be peeled and shredded. Lemons should be washed and cut in half.
The ingredients of carrots, young mango, papaya, and string beans after preparation should be placed in the refrigerator to maintain the crispness of the vegetables.
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Make Thai sauce
Pound 2 shallots, 4 chili peppers, and 1 tablespoon of dried chili. Add the chili-shallot mixture into a bowl, then add 4 tablespoons of palm sugar, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of fermented fish sauce, and the juice of 2 lemons.
Stir well to combine the ingredients.
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Mix chicken feet
After preparing the sauce, transfer it to a larger bowl for easier mixing of the salad. Gradually add carrots, green beans, coriander, tomatoes, young mango, and prepared papaya into the bowl. Put on gloves and mix the ingredients well to absorb the seasoning.
Next, add the chicken feet and mix again thoroughly. Let it sit in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes for the flavors to penetrate the chicken feet. That’s it, you have completed the Thai chicken feet salad.
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Final product
The chicken feet are crispy, and the sauce is sour and spicy, perfectly authentic to Thai flavor. Take a bite and savor it, don’t forget to try making Thai chicken feet salad for your family, guaranteed you’ll be hooked immediately.
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The flavor of Thai chicken feet salad is so delicious, so well-rounded, isn’t it? Make it and treat your friends and family! Wishing you success in making this chicken dish!
