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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Crawfish lettuce is a crunchy vegetable that brings a lot of nutritional value combined with chicken to create an attractive salad that you can’t refuse. With a relatively simple preparation method, crawfish chicken salad will be a great choice for you and your family on weekends. Let’s cook right away!
Ingredients for Crawfish Chicken Salad Serves 2
Chicken 1/2 piece Crawfish lettuce 300 gr Lemongrass 1 stalk Ginger 1/2 piece Lime 1 fruit Peanuts 30 gr Fried onion 1 tablespoon Garlic 1/2 tablespoon (minced) Chili 1/2 tablespoon (minced) Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose delicious chicken
- You should choose chicken pieces with thin skin, golden color, and smooth to the touch.
- Choose chicken with natural pink-red meat, not too pale or too dark.
- Avoid chicken pieces with bruises or blood spots and meat that is pale or turning too dark.
How to choose fresh and delicious water spinach
- Choose water spinach that is dark green, with a plump stem, translucent, and juicy.
- It is better to choose water spinach that has as few flowers as possible because that indicates young water spinach, which will retain its crispness, fragrance, and is less bitter when eaten.
- Avoid selecting water spinach plants with bruised stems and leaves, those eaten by pests, yellowing old leaves, and hard stems.
How to prepare Chicken Salad with Water Spinach
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Prepare and boil the chicken
After buying the chicken, pluck out any remaining feathers, use 1 spoon of salt to rub onto the chicken, then rinse it with clean water and let it drain.
Tips to prepare chicken without odor- Method 1: After washing the chicken, mix salt with a little vinegar and rub it all over the chicken, then soak for about 3 – 5 minutes. After that, just rinse the chicken with clean water several times, and it will be ready for cooking.
- Method 2: Use salt mixed with a few drops of lemon juice to rub all over the cleaned chicken and soak for 5 minutes. Finally, just wash the chicken thoroughly, and it will be ready for cooking.
See details: Tips to prepare chicken without odor
Put the pot on the stove, pour 500ml of filtered water into the pot, add 1 stalk of lemongrass, 1/2 a piece of crushed ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate into the pot, then drop the chicken in to boil over medium-low heat for about 20 – 25 minutes.
After the chicken is cooked, take it out and place it in a bowl of cold water for about 5 minutes, then remove it and let it drain. Wait for the chicken to cool down a bit, then use a knife to chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces or you can tear it into smaller pieces according to your preference.
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Prepare water lily
Remove the roots and wilted leaves from the water lily you bought, then wash it with clean water and let it drain. Next, cut the water lily into short pieces about 1/2 a fist long.
Put a pan on the stove, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then add all 30g of peanuts and roast for about 5 minutes over low heat until the peanuts change color and the skin lightly flakes off, then turn off the heat. Next, transfer the peanuts to a bowl, wait for the peanuts to cool down a bit, then use your hands to remove the skins.
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Chicken Salad with Water Lily Stem
Prepare a bowl to mix the salad dressing, add 3 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, the juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons), 1 tablespoon of water, and 1 tablespoon of finely minced garlic and chili, then stir the mixture until the ingredients are dissolved and taste to adjust seasoning.
Take a large plate and place all the chopped chicken on it, add the water lily stems and the salad dressing, then mix well. Next, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of fried shallots and roasted peanuts on top to complete.
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Final Product
The chicken salad with water lily stem is fresh and crispy, with crunchy water lily stems, tender and sweet chicken soaked in the sweet and sour fish sauce, a hint of spiciness, and complemented by the rich and fragrant taste of peanuts, making it incredibly appealing.
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