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Example of FREE Monthly Recipes - Smiley Sud's Hot Thai Shredded Poached Chicken Salad

     

Smiley Sud's Hot Thai Shredded Chicken Salad

 

An absolutely delicious spicy Thai salad with all natural ingredients.

The simple poaching of the chicken makes a huge taste difference.
 
Easy to prepare and cook, it’s a stunner!

 

              Prep- 25 mins / Cook - 30 mins                          Easy                              Serves 4

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Step

INGREDIENTS - Stuff You Need

Cooking - What You Do

 1

Dressing Add ALL below ingredients in a jar. Shake well. Taste and adjust as required. It should be a balance of tangy / sweet / salty / with a hint of spice. 
  1 garlic clove - Crushed Add to jar
  1 tbsp cilantro/coriander stems - finely chopped Ditto
  Small pinch of salt Ditto
  1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar Ditto
  2 x tbsp fish sauce Ditto
  3 x tbsp lime juice Ditto
  2 x teaspoons sesame oil Ditto
  1 x teaspoon soy sauce Ditto
  2 x teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger Ditto
  1 1/2 tsp Chilli Garlic Sauce (See Note below) Set dressing  aside
  Chilli, garlic, vinegar and some seasonings so you get lots of extra flavour layers by using it in a dressing, plus it thickens the sauce like mustard does in Western dressings. Or substitute with: sriracha or any hot sauce.  

 2

Poached Chicken - Stuff You Need

Cooking - What You Do

  2 x chicken breast fillets Leave whole
  Take the chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking. To room temperature
  500 ml of chicken stock Add boiled chicken stock to a pan. 
  3 x garlic cloves, smashed with the flat side of a knife Add to pan
  1 x shallot, peeled and quartered Ditto
  1 x bay leaf Ditto
  2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme Ditto
  1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt Ditto
  Add chicken, put the lid on, let the water come back up to a simmer, then remove from stove. Set aside for 20 minutes (even up to 45 min is fine).  Ditto
  Remove chicken from water and shred with 2 forks, then cool. Set aside

 3

Salad - Stuff You Need

Cooking - What You Do

  1/2 tbsp oil (vegetable, peanut or canola oil) ALL below - Into a Bowl & Toss - WITH 1 x TBS of DRESSING 
  1/2 to 1 tsp birds eye or Thai Chilli - very finely sliced Ditto
  Salt and pepper Ditto
  2 x cups mixed any salad leaves Ditto
  handful of Bean sprouts Ditto
  1 x cup cherry tomatoes , halved Ditto
  1/4 small red onion (Spanish onion), very finely sliced Ditto
  1 x small cucumber , cut horizontally then cut into slices (about 1/3 cup) Ditto
  1/4 cup (32 g) cilantro/coriander leaves , lightly packed Ditto
  1/4 cup (32 g) mint leaves , Ditto

 4

Add the shredded CHICKEN Add the shredded chicken to the bowl

 5

Dress with MOST of the remaining DRESSING Pile onto 2 x plates

 6

Garnish - Stuff You Need

 

Cooking - What You Do

  1 tbsp peanuts or CASHEWS (Unsalted), roughly chopped Top the salad
  Extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves Ditto
  Dress with remaining DRESSING Ditto
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