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Glass-Noodle Salad With Chicken Recipe

Serves: 4
Keywords: Chinese, Chicken, recipe, recipes, Glass-Noodle Salad With Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

4
oz.
Mung bean noodles
6
oz.
Med shrimp shelled and deveined -
1
tb
Vegetable oil
1
Whole chicken breast boned, skinned, chopped
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1
Red fresh serrano chile chopped
1
Green fresh serrano chile chopped
3
tb
Lime juice
2
tb
Nam pla (Thai fish sauce)
1
ts
Sugar
3
Shallots peeled and thinly sliced
¼
c
Fresh coriander leaves
Lettuce for garnish
Crisp fried shallots (opt. ) for garnish

Directions

  1. COVER NOODLES WITH WATER until soft and pliable, about 15 minutes.
  2. Drain.
  3. Add noodles to a large pot of boiling water.
  4. Reduce to medium heat and cook until noodles are plump and glass-like (2 minutes).
  5. For a crunchy texture, just dip them in boiling water for 5 to 10 seconds.
  6. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  7. Chill.
  8. In a large pot of water blanch the shrimp for 5 seconds until they curl and turn pink.
  9. Remove and cool.
  10. Add oil to a wok or skillet.
  11. Add chicken; saute until it loses its pink color.
  12. Break into small morsels.
  13. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  14. Cool.
  15. Mix together chiles, lime juice, nam pla, sugar, shallots and coriander.
  16. Add chicken, shrimp and chilled noodles; mix well.
  17. Serve over a bed of shredded lettuce.
  18. Garnish with crisp fried shallots.