Spicy Shredded Chicken Salad

Spicy Shredded Chicken Salad

This is a Chinese dish, and sounds very tasty, as I do love a good chicken salad. Common ingredients are used which is a bonus. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • 1/2 cup garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or less, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons oyster sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Instructions
 

  • I use my little rice cooker to do steaming, it came with a steamer basket and works perfect for items like this. Three chicken breasts was just a bit over 500 grams, perfect, no one will complain.
  • Steam the chicken breasts for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through, cut one in half to check doneness.
  • When cooked, remove from the steamer and allow to cool, then shred and place in a large mixing bowl.
  • Heat the oil in a non stick pan on medium heat, when hot, add the garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir fry until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • To the pan, stir in the salt, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and cumin.
  • Add the cilantro, reserving a small amount for garnish) to the chicken in the mixing bowl and toss to mix that in.
  • I did use a variant and added some diced pickled red onion.
  • Add the garlic mixture from the pan and toss to mix well.
  • Serve and garnish with cilantro or chill and serve with cilantro garnish.

Notes

The chicken breasts will cost about 30 Baht/500 grams. For 2 servings, this is about 47 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Pickled Red Onion.
Variants: 1. Add diced red onion. 2. Add diced celery. 3. Add diced pickled red onion, excellent!
Inspired by the recipe Spicy Shredded Chicken Salad from Spice the Plate. 
  1. I made this today, 19 June 2018, taste test, outstanding! I did use a variant and added a diced red onion, perfect. In the fridge chilling now. Highly recommended for those that do not want a mayo based chicken salad.

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