Onion chicken salad is one of the familiar salad dishes that many people love. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen right away to prepare 2 delicious chicken salad recipes to enjoy with your family!
1. Onion chicken salad with kumquat
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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Onion chicken salad with kumquat Serves 3
Chicken 1.1 kg (whole) Straw mushrooms 20 gr Carrot 1 piece Peanuts 100 gr Green onions 3 stalks Onion 2 pieces Shallots 3 pieces Fried shallots 1 tablespoon Chili 3 pieces Kumquat 5 pieces Vietnamese balm 50 gr Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons
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How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh tắc (kumquat)
- You should choose green kumquats, evenly colored, with a light characteristic aroma of kumquat.
- Kumquats that are round and have smooth, shiny skin are preferable as they indicate good quality.
- Prioritize selecting kumquats that feel heavy in hand, avoid choosing large but light ones, as such kumquats will have more water.
- Avoid buying overly yellow kumquats because they are usually slightly rotten, and do not purchase those that are withered, wilted, or have no fragrant smell when sniffed.
How to choose fresh straw mushrooms
- When buying fresh straw mushrooms, you should pay attention to choose whole mushrooms that have a characteristic fragrant smell.
- Good quality fresh straw mushrooms are round and still have buds. The caps are large, and the stems are short.
- Dark-colored straw mushrooms usually have a richer taste and aroma than white straw mushrooms.
- Avoid choosing mushrooms with fully opened caps, bruised mushrooms, or those with strange odors.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Delicious carrots will have a bright orange color, choose those that are of moderate size because if they are too large, they are old carrots, and if they are too small (except for mini carrots), they are young carrots without distinctive flavor.
- Observe the carrot leaves; the greener the leaves, the fresher the carrot, as it has just been harvested; conversely, if the leaves are not green, it means the carrot has been stored for a long time and is less sweet.
- Do not buy carrots that feel slightly soft when pressed; these are shriveled carrots, and they will not taste good when cooked.
How to make Onion Chicken Salad with Calamondin
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Prepare the ingredients
Clean the straw mushrooms and cut them in half, slice the shallots lengthwise into 2 parts.
Wash the Vietnamese coriander and chop it into small pieces for the salad. Roast the peanuts until cooked, then shell and crush them.
Remove the roots from the green onions, wash them clean, and tie them into a bundle to put inside the chicken for roasting.
Slice the onion thinly, then soak it in a bowl of ice water to reduce the pungent smell of the onion. Peel the carrots, wash them clean, then grate them and soak in the ice water.
Note: Cut and slice the onion with a sharp stainless steel knife dipped in water before starting to cut to significantly reduce eye irritation.
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Grill the chicken
You cut open the chicken’s belly and place straw mushrooms, green onions, and shallots in the middle to make it more fragrant when grilling. After that, you wrap the chicken tightly with aluminum foil.
Set the oven temperature to 200 degrees Celsius and place the chicken in the oven to grill for about 40 minutes.
Tip: You can replace the grilling step with boiling the chicken and shredding it.
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Mixing the salad
You shred the chicken into a large bowl, add a little ground pepper, the juice of 2 calamondin oranges, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, crushed roasted peanuts, 1 tablespoon of fried shallots, and a little Vietnamese coriander, then mix well.
Soak the onion and carrot, then mix them separately with 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and wait about 5 minutes for the seasoning to soak in before adding to the shredded chicken mixture.
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Final product
The chicken salad with onion and calamondin is delicious with a sweet and sour flavor that blends with the chicken, making the dish even more appealing. You can enjoy it with shrimp crackers or rice, both are tasty.
2. Chicken salad with onion (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Onion Chicken Salad (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Chicken 1 bird (about 1kg) Onion 3 bulbs Vietnamese coriander 5 sprigs Lime 2 fruits Chili 2 fruits Common seasoning a little (Salt/ ground pepper/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to choose fresh, delicious limes
- Try smelling the lime; if it has a light, fragrant scent typical of lime, it is fresh. If the lime has a pungent, strong, unpleasant smell, it contains chemicals, or was sprayed with pesticides before the smell could dissipate, and then brought to market.
- Limes with smooth, shiny skin that are not rough or lumpy will have a higher vitamin content compared to others.
- Instead of choosing large limes, opt for medium-sized ones that feel heavy; heavier limes will contain more juice, be fresher, and of better quality.
How to prepare Onion Chicken Salad (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare and boil the chicken
To save time on preparation, you can buy pre-prepared chicken or ask the seller to process the live chicken for you!
Next, wash the chicken with water; to eliminate the strong smell of chicken, use a little salt to rub directly on the chicken meat, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Proper chicken preparation methods:
Method 1: To get rid of the smell of chicken meat, use a few slices of lemon and a little salt to rub on the chicken, then rinse thoroughly with cold water.
Method 2: Besides method 1, to eliminate the smell of chicken before cooking, you can also crush some ginger and a bit of white wine, then massage it onto the chicken and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
See details: How to prepare chicken meat without odor
Next, place the chicken into a pot, add 400ml of water to just cover the chicken, cover the pot and put it on the stove on high heat for about 30 – 40 minutes until the chicken is tender.
Identifying tender chicken: To check if the chicken is cooked, use chopsticks to poke the meat; if the chicken is cooked, the tip of the chopsticks will pierce through and no blood will flow out of the chicken.See details: How to boil chicken deliciously without breaking the skin
Finally, take the chicken out, rinse briefly with cold water, and shred the chicken into small bite-sized pieces.
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel the onion, wash it clean, then use a knife to cut it into thin slices and place them in a bowl.
To reduce the sharp taste of the onion, add 1 spoon of sugar and a few ice cubes to the bowl of onions to soak them for about 15 minutes.
Wash the Vietnamese coriander, remove the roots, rinse it clean and let it drain, then chop it finely. Wash the lemon and cut it into slices to extract the juice.
Remove the stems from the chili, wash it clean, and slice it.
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Mix the chicken salad with onions
Put the shredded chicken into a small bowl, then add onions, shredded coriander, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of MSG, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, and the juice of 2 lemons.
Mix thoroughly to ensure the ingredients absorb the seasoning, taste and adjust to your family’s preference, then serve on a plate and sprinkle some chili slices on top before inviting everyone to enjoy.
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Final Product
The chicken salad with onions is visually striking and has the distinct aroma of Vietnamese coriander and onion, combined with tender, fragrant chicken, seasoned just right, creating a delicious dish that everyone who tries it will rave about.
Show off your cooking skills and treat the family!
How to choose good quality chicken
For live chickens
- Observe the chicken’s movement. Healthy chickens will move actively and flexibly.
- The feathers of healthy chickens will be smooth and shiny.
- Sick chickens will have closed eyes, and their eyes and nostrils often discharge fluids.
- Avoid choosing chickens with bruises, swelling, or unusual colors on their legs, or those with pale purple or blackish combs.
For pre-prepared chickens
- Choose a chicken with moderate size and weight. Chickens that are too small may be immature, while those that are too large may have been water-injected. However, this criterion should depend on the breed of chicken.
- Good chicken meat will have a characteristic golden skin. The outer layer of skin should be thin, smooth to the touch, not too bumpy, and have good elasticity.
- Good chicken will have naturally pink-red meat inside, not too pale or too dark. There should be no bruises or blood clots.
How to choose fresh and delicious onions
- You should choose onions that have thin, shiny skin with an attractive orange-yellow color.
- The darker the onion’s skin color, the stronger the smell and the sweeter the taste, and they feel firm when held.
- Round and short onions are usually tastier than elongated ones.
- Choose onions whose outer skin adheres tightly to the bulb and is not peeling off.
- Avoid choosing sprouted onions as they often have uneven firmness, with some parts hard and others soft, and their sweetness is significantly reduced, making them less flavorful when cooked.
- Do not buy onions that are soft, wilted, or have uneven skin coloration, as these are old onions that are about to spoil.
How to choose fresh and delicious Vietnamese coriander
- You should choose sprigs of Vietnamese coriander that have fresh leaves, with leaves the size of a fingertip being the best.
- Fresh Vietnamese coriander has a mild, distinctive aroma when smelled, with no strange odor.
- Avoid purchasing sprigs of Vietnamese coriander with overly large, shiny leaves as they may have high pesticide residues and do not smell as fragrant as smaller-leaved coriander.
- Do not buy Vietnamese coriander if the leaves are bruised, wilted, or have turned yellow.
