Chieng mai chicken salad
This spicy Chinese style chicken salad is so good that you'll mark it as your favorite chicken salad recipe right after the first bite! The red chilies are what make it so especially spicy and delicious!
Ingredients :
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 stalk fresh lemon grass, finely chopped
- 3 kaffir lime leaves, rehydrated and finely chopped
- 3-6 red Thai chilis
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1-2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon ground roasted rice
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 6-8 sprigs cilantro, chopped
- 12 mint leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground red chili peppers
- Lettuce leaves or cabbage squares
- Green onions, sliced
- Mint leaves
Instructions :
1. Cook chicken in a little water in skillet (no oil), stirring constantly.
2. Set chicken aside to cool. In a bowl combine chicken, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, chopped red chili peppers, lime juice, and fish sauce and mix well.
3. Stir in ground roasted rice, green onion, chopped cilantro, and chopped mint leaves.
4. Transfer to a platter and serve at room temperature with lettuce leaves.
5. Garnish with green onions and mint leaves.
6. To prepare ground roasted rice, place rice in a heavy pan over medium heat.
7. Carefully brown the rice until very dark brown. Set aside to cool.
8. Place in blender of spice mill and reduce to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.
