Sam Choys Asian Macadamia Chicken Salad With Fried Noodles Recipes

Steps:

• For the salad: Cook the noodles according to the package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool, then drain again thoroughly.
• Mix the cilantro, mint, peanuts, scallions, chicken, carrots and cucumber with the noodles in a large bowl.
• For the sauce: Whisk together the soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, vinegar, lime juice, ginger, oil, garlic and jalapeno in a medium bowl.
• Toss the salad with the sauce. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients, and marinate chicken overnight in refrigerator.
• Allow excess marinade to drip off each piece before putting into oil.
• deep-fry until done.

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• In a large pot, bring 1 inch salted water to a boil; add bok choy. Cover, and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes; drain, and let cool.
• In a bowl, whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and cayenne. Add chicken, snow peas, and shallots; toss to combine. Top chicken mixture with mint, and serve alongside bok choy.

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• Mix oil, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce together in a lidded jar for the dressing; put lid on tightly and shake well. Set dressing aside.
• Combine bok choy, green onions, and carrots in a large bowl.
• For the marinade combine soy sauce, olive oil, honey, ginger, and garlic in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat marinade in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir and heat again for 30 seconds. Place chicken in a large bowl and pour marinade on top; allow to marinate for 15 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Pour chicken and marinade into the skillet and cook 20 minutes. Add bok choy salad and dressing. Continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes more. Serve over a bed of rice.

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• Combine all ingredients together well. You can add a bit of water if you prefer thinner dressing.

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• Prepare marinade for chicken by combining dry sherry, vegetable oil, chopped cilantro, hoisin sauce, grated ginger, sesame oil, dry mustard, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup of marinade for use later in the recipe. Marinate the boneless skinless chicken breasts in the marinade ingredients for 2 hours or overnight. Bake chicken breasts for approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Pour the reserved marinade over the chicken during the last five minutes. Cool and shred chicken as finely as possible. Skim fat from pan and mix remaining drippings with 1 tablespoon dry mustard. Add to chicken and mix well. Mix together with remaining ingredients and serve.

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• 1. Cover the chicken with the marinade, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. 2. Heat the oil in a wok until hot but not smoking (350 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer). Drop in the rice noodles and remove as soon as they puff up. (Don't brown them.) Drain on paper towels and break into bite-size pieces when cool. Set aside. 3. Cut the wonton wrappers into strips and deep-fry them until golden brown in the same oil you used for the noodles. Drain on paper towels and set aside. 4. As soon as everything else is done, and the iceberg lettuce and other vegetables are sliced, chopped and refrigerated, you can cook the chicken. Fry breasts (skin on) in 2 tablespoons of oil until they are golden brown. Start on high heat, then finish on medium. After you turn the heat down, you can baste the chicken with marinade. Continue basting, using about 1/2 cup of marinade in all, until the liquid is absorbed and chicken is nicely browned. When done, let cool to room temperature and cut into strips. 5. Toss shredded lettuce, cabbage, bean sprouts and remaining vegetables together with the chicken and bite-size pieces of rice noodles in a mixing bowl. Add half the macadamia nuts and half the fried wonton strips, and toss with the salad, reserving remaining nuts and wonton strips for garnish. 6. Arrange a bed of your favorite leaf lettuce on individual salad plates. Use 1/4 of the remaining macadamia nuts, 1/4 of the remaining wonton strips, and a spring of cilantro to garnish each salad. Asian chicken marinade: Blend 1/4 cup cornstarch and 1 tablespoon brown sugar and set aside. Mix together 1 cup each soy sauce and salad oil; 1/4 cup each minced fresh cilantro and mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine); 2 tablespoons each minced fresh garlic, peeled and minced fresh ginger, and thinly sliced green onion; 1 teaspoon each sesame oil and salt, and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper. Slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the marinade, whisking constantly to prevent lumps. Makes 2 3/4 cups. Sweet-and-sour cucumber vinaigrette: Blend 1 cup each white wine vinegar and grated cucumbers, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 1/2 teaspoons peeled and grated fresh ginger and pinch of salt until sugar dissolves. Chill. Makes 2 cups.