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Shanghai Chicken Salad

Here's how you make Shanghai Chicken Salad
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 30m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
  • 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
  • 4 (1 1/2 pounds) boneless skinless chicken breasts (trimmed, 4)
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Napa cabbage (1/2 head, or Chinese Cabbage, shredded)
  • 1 red bell pepper, large, seeded and sliced thin
  • 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced on diagonal
  • 1 cup chow mein noodles
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Whisk vinegar, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, and sesame oil together in medium bowl.

  • Step 2: Place chicken in single layer in Dutch oven.

  • Step 3: Pour 1/2 cup vinegar mixture over chicken breasts; reserve remaining vinegar mixture to use as dressing.

  • Step 4: Add remaining 1/3 cup soy sauce and 3 cups water to pot.

  • Step 5: Bring to boil over high heat.

  • Step 6: Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer chicken until cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes.

  • Step 7: Transfer chicken to plate, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cool enough to handle.

  • Step 8: Shred chicken into long, thin strands using two forks or fingers

  • Step 9: Transfer chicken to large serving bowl, toss with 2 tablespoons dressing, and season with salt and pepper.

  • Step 10: Add cabbage, bell pepper, scallions, and remaining dressing and toss to combine. Sprinkle with chow mein noodles and serve./


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