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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Shredded Chicken Salad For 4 people
Chicken breast 300 gr Carrot 1 piece Bean sprouts 300 gr Onion 1 piece Red onion 2 pieces Lemongrass 3 stalks Garlic 3 cloves Lemon 1 piece Chili 1 piece Roasted peanuts 20 gr Herbs a little (Basil/ mint/ cilantro) Chili powder 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 4 tablespoons Sugar/ salt a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- For today’s salad, you should use chicken breast because it has a lot of meat and little fat, which will make the salad more delicious.
- Fresh chicken has shiny yellow skin, and the meat inside is pinkish and bright without any unusual bruises on the surface.
- Fresh chicken, when pressed lightly with your hand, will feel soft, have good elasticity, not too mushy, and also not slimy.
- In addition, you should avoid buying chicken when you smell a strong foul odor, as this is a sign that the chicken has been stored too long and is no longer edible.
How to choose fresh carrots
- Select those that are of moderate size, have a straight and elongated shape towards the tail, with smooth skin, feel firm in hand, and slightly hard.
- Choose carrots that have a deep, bright orange color, with the green tops still fresh and firmly attached to the carrot.
- Avoid carrots with wilted tops, bruised bodies, slimy parts, or showing signs of bruising; when pressed, they feel soft.
How to choose fresh and delicious bean sprouts
- To choose fresh and delicious bean sprouts that are not soaked in chemicals, you should prioritize selecting sprouts with thin, curved, and uneven stems, long roots, and a cloudy white stem.
- You should avoid sprouts with thick, swollen stems, short roots, or unusually white and long sprouts as these are often soaked in chemicals, which can be unsafe to consume.
- Additionally, you can also easily grow bean sprouts right at home following the guidance from TasteVN!
How to prepare Shredded Chicken Salad
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Prepare and boil the chicken
To clean and eliminate the odor of chicken breast, when you purchase it, rub the chicken breast with salt for about 2 – 3 minutes and then rinse it thoroughly with water.
Put the chicken breast into a pot, fill it with water, and add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 2 peeled shallots, 2 crushed lemongrass stalks, and 1 onion cut into wedges, then place the pot on the stove. Turn the heat to high until the water boils, then reduce to low heat and boil for about 15 minutes until the chicken is tender.
Effective ways to eliminate the chicken odor:- Method 1: To remove the odor from the chicken, rub the meat with a little vinegar for about 5 – 7 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with clean water.
- Method 2: Before cooking, you can rub a few slices of lemon over the chicken with a little salt for about 5 minutes and then rinse with 2 – 3 rounds of water.
- Method 3: You can also crush a piece of ginger and rub it thoroughly on the chicken meat with a little white wine for about 5 – 7 minutes and then rinse thoroughly.
See details: Effective ways to eliminate chicken odor
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Shred the chicken and mix the spices
At this point, the chicken has cooled down, you shred the chicken into small bite-sized pieces.
Add 1 spoon of chili powder to the bowl of chicken, mix well and let it marinate for 5 – 10 minutes.
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Prepare other ingredients
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice. Peel the carrot and shred it. Wash the chili, remove the stem, and chop finely.
Wash the remaining lemongrass and chop it finely. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.
Wash the bean sprouts and blanch them in boiling water for 1 – 2 minutes, then remove and let drain.
Pick the fresh herbs, remove the wilted leaves, wash them, and cut them into bite-sized pieces about the length of a finger.
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Mixing salad
You add to the bowl of chicken breast the lemon juice, 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 4 tablespoons of sugar, grated carrot, blanched bean sprouts, minced chili, minced lemongrass, minced garlic, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
When the time is up, you add herbs, mix gently, then serve on a plate, sprinkle with roasted peanuts and enjoy.
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Final product
The shredded chicken salad when completed looks very attractive, the chicken meat is chewy and sweet, the bean sprouts and fresh carrots are crunchy and refreshing, along with the aroma of herbs, the crispy and fatty peanuts, all blend together with a delightful sweet and sour flavor.
You can enjoy the salad with shrimp chips and a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce to enhance the taste experience!
The above is information about how to make shredded chicken salad delicious and attractive that TasteVN shares with you. Wish you success with this recipe!
