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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Delicious chicken salad with Vietnamese coriander and onion, easy to make with readily available ingredients, brings a rich sweet and sour flavor, incredibly appealing. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and make this salad to enjoy with your family!
Ingredients for Chicken Salad with Vietnamese Coriander and Onion Serves 4
Chicken 800 gr (1/2 chicken) Vietnamese coriander 5 sprigs Onion 1 bulb Lemon grass 1 stalk (cut into sections) Ginger 1 piece (small piece) Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Chili 2 fruits Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Common seasonings a little (salt/ monosodium glutamate/ sugar/ ground pepper)
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How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Ingredients
How to Choose Good Chicken
- When buying chicken, you should choose products with shiny yellow skin, the meat inside should be pink, fresh, and free of bruises or blemishes.
- Additionally, you should choose chicken that feels firm and has good elasticity, not too soft or slimy.
- Avoid buying chicken with unpleasant odors, skin that has turned purple, and has been frozen for too long, showing signs of freezer burn.
How to choose fresh and delicious Vietnamese coriander
- To buy fresh and delicious Vietnamese coriander, you should choose fresh branches with small, beautifully deep green leaves.
- The leaves should be tightly attached to the branch, and if you crush the leaves, they will emit a characteristic fragrant smell. Prioritize choosing branches with more green leaves.
- You should not choose Vietnamese coriander with many yellow leaves or leaves that are bruised and show signs of decay.
How to choose crispy and delicious onions
- For fresh and delicious onions, you should prioritize selecting those that are of moderate size and evenly round shape as these will mostly be sweeter and crunchier when eaten.
- Additionally, you should choose onions with long roots, smooth skin, and tightly hugging the bulb. This is a sign of fresh onions.
- Do not buy onions with short roots, loose skin that is detached from the bulb, and unpleasant odors.
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How to prepare Chicken salad with Vietnamese coriander and onion
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Prepare and tear chicken meat
To remove the unpleasant smell of chicken meat, you should rub salt evenly all around for about 2 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let drain.
Tips for preparing chicken without odor
- Method 1: Mix vinegar with water in a ratio of 1:2, then rub and soak the chicken for about 5 – 10 minutes, then rinse 2 – 3 times with clean water and let drain.
- Method 2: After cleaning the chicken feathers, you only need to cut a few slices of lemon and rub them all over the chicken to eliminate the odor for about 3 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Method 3: Massage and marinate the chicken with 1 crushed ginger and white wine for about 30 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water.
See details: How to choose chicken properly without odor
Next, place a pot on the gas stove, add 500ml of water into the pot, and boil on medium heat for about 3 minutes until the water starts to boil. Add the smashed lemongrass, smashed ginger, and 1.5 teaspoons of MSG.
Stir well and boil for about 20 – 25 minutes on medium-low heat until the chicken is cooked, then take it out and place it in cold water to cool down, drain the water, and shred it.
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Prepare Rice Paddy Herb and Onion
Clean the rice paddy herb and rinse it with water, then let it drain.
Remove the stems from the chili and put them into a mortar, then pound until finely ground.
After peeling the onion, wash it clean and slice it thinly, then rinse it 2 – 3 more times. To make the onion crunchy and reduce its pungent smell, add a few ice cubes to the bowl of onion and soak for about 10 minutes.
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Chicken Salad with Vietnamese Balm
Put into a bowl 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1/3 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of sugar, crushed chili, along with 1 tablespoon of lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper. Stir well until the spices are fully dissolved.
Next, put the shredded chicken on a large plate, then drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the prepared sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil, mix well, then add the ice-soaked onions and Vietnamese balm.
Mix thoroughly until the ingredients are well combined, then serve the salad on a plate and enjoy!
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Final Product
The Chicken Salad with Vietnamese Balm and onions will have a crunchy and delicious taste of onions combined with tender, sweet, and firm boiled chicken.
The salad dressing is a rich, sweet and sour flavor with a bit of spiciness, making the dish even more enticing and unforgettable for anyone who tries it.
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Hopefully, through the detailed guide steps above, you can successfully make this chicken salad with Vietnamese coriander and onion and have a wonderful and warm meal with your family!
