How to Make Delicious and Easy Shredded Chicken Salad at Home
- Prep time:20 minutes
- Cook time:30 minutes
- Difficulty:Easy
Some dishes are so tempting that once you try them, you’ll never forget them. One such dish is shredded chicken salad! Let’s get started with Dien May Xanh and make this delicious salad!
Ingredients for Shredded Chicken Salad Serves 3
Chicken 1/2 whole chicken Ginger 20 g Horn pepper 1 Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) 10 g Kaffir lime leaves 7 g(7 leaves) Lime juice 1.5 tbsp Fish sauce 3 tbsp Vinegar 1.5 tbsp Salt/ Sugar To taste
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How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- Fresh chicken has a yellowish, attractive skin with no bruises.
- Choose chicken with bright pinkish-red meat, not too dark. It should feel firm and spring back when pressed.
- Avoid chicken that is slimy or unusually large but light in weight, as it may be water-injected.
How to choose fresh carrots
- Fresh carrots are usually a deep, bright orange. The skin should be smooth and shiny, not rough or scratched.
- The stem should be fresh and green, firmly attached to the carrot. The carrot itself should feel firm, not soft, when gently pressed.
- Avoid carrots that are bruised, soft, or slimy, as these are spoiled and inedible.
How to Make Shredded Chicken Salad
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1. Prepare the Ingredients
First, rub the chicken with a little salt for 3-5 minutes, then rinse several times with water until clean and let it drain.
Peel the carrots, wash them thoroughly under running water, let them drain, and then slice them thinly.
Peel the onion, cut it in half, then slice it thinly. To remove some of the onion’s pungency, soak it in ice water for 10-15 minutes, then remove and drain.
Remove the seeds from the horn pepper and slice it thinly. Peel the ginger, wash it, let it drain, and then lightly crush it.
Pick the young leaves of the Vietnamese coriander and wash them along with the kaffir lime leaves. Drain. Muddle 4 kaffir lime leaves and finely chop the rest; roughly chop the Vietnamese coriander.
How to clean and deodorize chicken
- To remove chicken feathers more easily, you can blanch the chicken with crushed papaya leaves for 3-5 minutes. Then, pluck the remaining feathers, and rinse several times with water until clean.
- Alternatively, you can blanch the chicken with star fruit leaves and follow the same process as above.
- An effective way to remove odor is to rub the chicken with a diluted mixture of lime juice and salt for a few minutes.
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2. Make the Dressing
In a bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of warm water, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir well for about 2 minutes.
Once the sugar dissolves, add 1.5 tablespoons of lime juice, 1.5 tablespoons of vinegar, and 3 tablespoons of fish sauce. Stir until well combined.
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3. Boil and Shred the Chicken
In a pot, combine 500ml of water, 1/2 whole chicken, 20g of crushed ginger, and 4 muddled kaffir lime leaves. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
Once the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat. Let the chicken cool for 5-7 minutes, then remove the bones and shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
We hope this simple recipe for a mouthwatering shredded chicken salad will add a delicious new dish to your menu. Keep following Dien May Xanh for more recipe guides!
