Chinese Chicken Salad

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Ingredients

Ingredients

2-1/2 tbsp. hoisin sauce
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. dry sherry
4 whole lg. chicken breasts, skin intact
Peanut oil for browning
1/2 tsp. sesame seed oil
1/4 cup peanuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup green onions, finely chopped
1/4 lb. rice stick noodles, deep fried as directed on package
1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
Fresh coriander sprigs, for garnish

Instructions

Combine 1 tbsp. of the hoisin sauce with soy sauce and sherry. Marinate chick breasts in mixture for 30 minutes. Brown marinated breasts in peanut oil, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. Skin should remain crisp. Cool chicken meat, then shred it. Cut skin in julienne. Combine with remaining hoisin sauce, sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of the peanuts, 2 tbsp. of the sesame seeds and green onions. Toss mixture lightly with 2/3 of the fried rice stick noodles. Place shredded lettuce on a serving platter, mound chicken mixture on top, and sprinkle with remaining fried rice stick noodles, peanuts and sesame seeds. Garnish with coriander sprigs.

Author's Comments

Ingredients in this recipe can be found in an Oriental food store if you don't have them in your local market. My girlfriend make this salad often and it is delicious.

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