Recipe for "chicken-salad1"

NAME

     CHICKEN-SALAD1 - Chicken salad with Chinese seasonings
     This is a delicious salad my  mother  has  been  making  for
     years.  She  found the recipe in the cookbook that came with
     her wok. If you leave out the fried bean threads, this is  a
     reasonbly  low-calorie  dish.  And  if you use all vegetable
     oils, there's almost no cholesterol in it (except for what's
     in the chicken).

INGREDIENTS (serves 3-4)

     1 kg      chicken parts
          MARINADE
     30 ml     soy sauce
     15 ml     sherry
     dash      garlic powder
     10 g      minced fresh ginger
          SALAD
     60 g      bean thread (one package)
     5 dl      oil
     2 stalks  green onions
     1         iceberg lettuce
     1         bunch coriander
     2.5 ml    dry mustard
     15 ml     oil
     30 ml     sesame oil
     15 ml     soy sauce
     1-2 cl     vinegar
     30 g      toasted sesame seeds

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Mix soy  sauce,  sherry,  garlic  powder,  ginger.
               Marinate  the  chicken in this mixture for several
               hours.
          (2)  Bake the chicken, skin side up, for 45 minutes  at
               175 deg. C.  Let the cooked chicken cool.
          (3)  When the chicken is cool, shred it.
          (4)  Deep-fry the bean thread in small batches in 5  dl
               oil. Drain.
          (5)  Shred the green onions and lettuce.
          (6)  Cut the coriander into 2-cm lengths.
          (7)  Place the  chicken,  lettuce,  green  onions,  and
               coriander in a large bowl. Mix in the dry mustard.
               Add the  sesame  oil,  oil,  soy  sauce,  vinegar,
               sesame seeds, and bean thread. Mix well. Serve.

NOTES

     You can add garlic and ginger to  the  salad  dressing  that
     goes on the salad.
     This is also good hot-heat it just enough to get it hot  and
     serve immediately.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: marinating: several hours;  baking:
     45 minutes; preparation: 20 minutes.  Precision: approximate
     measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Aviva Garrett
     Santa Cruz, California, USA
     Excelan, Inc., San Jose, Calif.
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