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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Delicious salad will help enrich your family’s menu, making meals more flavorful and enhancing appeal, stimulating the taste buds. Today TasteVN will join you to cook a unique shredded chicken salad with bamboo shoots, let’s check it out!
Ingredients for Shredded Chicken Salad with Bamboo Shoots For 4 people
Whole chicken 1 bird Carrot 1 piece Onion 1 piece Shallot 1 piece Vietnamese coriander 100 gr Bird’s eye chili 2 pieces Minced garlic 2 tablespoons Minced chili 2 tablespoons Roasted peanuts a little Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Vinegar a little Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Rock salt 2 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (sugar/ salt/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to buy, where to buy bamboo shoots
- You can buy bamboo shoots at markets, supermarkets, or reputable grocery stores. When buying, check to see if the bamboo shoots are still fresh and within the expiration date.
- Additionally, you can also make bamboo shoots at home according to the recipe that TasteVN has guided below to ensure safety and hygiene.
How to choose fresh and delicious chicken
- Choose chickens that have a pinkish-red color, with skin that is free of bruises or dark spots. Avoid buying those with dark skin as they are chickens that died before being processed.
- When buying local chickens, select those that have a slender body, light yellow skin, thin, smooth, and high elasticity, with dark yellow only in certain areas like the breast, wings, and back.
- Press your hand on the thighs or breasts to check if the chicken is water-injected. If the chicken feels mushy, slippery, or deformed, do not buy it.
- When buying frozen chicken, choose to buy at reputable supermarkets or stores to ensure product quality.
See details: How to choose fresh and delicious chicken
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are of moderate size, with smooth skin and elongated shape.
- Carrots should have a deep orange color and the green leaves should still be fresh and tightly attached to the body.
- They should feel firm in your hand and be hard to the touch.
- Avoid choosing oversized carrots, those with wilted tops, or those that feel soft to the touch.
See details: How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
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How to Make Shredded Chicken with Water Lily Salad
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Prepare the Chicken
Buy chicken, pluck the feathers, wash it thoroughly, then rub it with a mixture of salt and vinegar, and rinse it again with clean water, then let it drain.
How to Clean Chicken and Eliminate Odor
- After rubbing with salt, you can use a mixture of alcohol and sliced ginger, crush it, then rub and knead the entire chicken wing again, which helps completely eliminate the odor and dirt.
- Wash thoroughly and let it drain. Additionally, you can add lemon to the water and soak the chicken wings for 15 – 20 minutes. After that, take it out, rinse with cold water, and let it drain.
See details: Effective Ways to Eliminate Chicken Odor
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Prepare other ingredients
Wash the water lily shoots and let them drain. Peel the carrot and slice it thinly.
Slice the onion thinly, then soak it in cold water.
Tips to cut onions without crying
- To avoid breaking the enzyme cells that cause tears, instead of forcing yourself while cutting, use a sharp knife to cut decisively.
- The flesh of the onion is tubular, so if you cut the onion horizontally, the onion droplets will not splash into your eyes.
- Chilling the onion in the freezer for 10-15 minutes before cutting will reduce the amount of acid enzyme released into the air without affecting the flavor of the onion.
See details: Tips to avoid crying when cutting onions
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Boil and Shred the Chicken
Place a large pot of water on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of seasoning powder, and 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate. Wait for the water to boil and then add the whole chicken to boil for about 5 – 8 minutes.
Continue to turn the chicken and boil for another 5 – 8 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Wait for the chicken to cool for about 3 minutes, then use your hands to shred the chicken.
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Mix the Salad
Mix together 3 tablespoons of fish sauce with 3 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of minced garlic, and 2 tablespoons of minced chili, then add the mixture to the bamboo shoots, carrots, and onions. Add the shredded chicken and Vietnamese cilantro, season with about 2 teaspoons of sugar, and mix well again, then serve on a plate and top with a few peanuts to finish.
To make the dressing, put 2 hot chili peppers, 2 tablespoons of coarse salt, and 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate into a bowl, then mash them together. Continue to add about 1 tablespoon of lime juice and mix well.
It’s not too difficult to make the delicious, unique, and attractive shredded chicken with bamboo shoots salad for the whole family to enjoy, right? TasteVN wishes you success in showcasing your cooking skills!
*The recipe and images are referenced from the YouTube channel Xôi Lang Thang
