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Example of FREE Monthly Recipes - Smiley Sud's Hot Thai Shredded Poached Chicken Salad
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Smiley Sud's Hot Thai Shredded Chicken Salad
An absolutely delicious spicy Thai salad with all natural ingredients.
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Easy 
Serves 4
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 |
