Thai Chicken Salad Cups Food

THAI LETTUCE WRAPS (LARB GAI, LAAB GAI)

Steps:

• Sauce: Place water and cornflour OR rice powder into a small bowl. Mix into a slurry. Add lime juice, fish sauce and sugar and mix to combine. Set aside.
• Heat peanut oil in a wok (or heavy based fry pan) over medium high heat. Add ginger, garlic, lemongrass and chilli and sauté for 45 seconds to 1 minute until fragrant. Do not let the garlic burn, it will taste bitter.
• Add the chicken and turn up the heat to high. Cook the chicken, breaking up the mince into small pieces.
• Once the chicken turns white and is almost cooked through (about 3 to 4 minutes), add Sauce. Cook for 45 seconds to 1 minute to coat the chicken and for the sauce to thicken.
• Remove wok from heat. Stir through onion, coriander/cilantro and mint.
• Spoon filling into a bowl, and serve with lettuce, peanuts, extra herbs and lime wedges on the side - leave everyone to make their own. Spoon filling into lettuce cups and garnish with what you want!
• Sauce option: Take it over the top by serving with Thai Peanut Satay Sauce, as pictured in the first photo in post! It's extra amazing (though not traditional!)

THAI CHICKEN SALAD WONTON CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C/320F.
• Place wonton wrappers into a regular muffin tin, moulding it into the cups. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until crisp and light golden brown. Remove from the oven and let the cups cool in the muffin tin. Store in an airtight container until required (stays crisp for up to 3 days).
• Combine Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake to combine. Set aside for at least 10 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse.
• Combine Chicken Salad ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine.
• To serve: Discard the garlic clove from the Dressing, then toss it through the Chicken Salad. Divide the Chicken Salad between the cups. Garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro/coriander, if using. Serve immediately.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Place rice in Small Batter Bowl; pour hot water over rice and let stand 4-5 minutes until water is mostly absorbed. Using Egg Separator, separate egg white into (2-cup/500-mL) Prep Bowl; reserve yolk for another use, if you'd like. Add egg white, salt and pepper to batter bowl with rice and mix well. Spray wells of Deluxe Mini-Muffin Pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon ½ tbsp (7 mL) of rice into each well of pan. Gently press rice into pan with Mini-Tart Shaper. Bake 14-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, place chicken in Classic Batter Bowl. Grate carrot with Microplane® Adjustable Coarse Grater to measure about 1/3 cup (75 mL); add to batter bowl. Grate ginger with Microplane® Adjustable Fine Grater to measure 1 tsp (5 mL). Cut cucumber into small chunks. Press garlic into Manual Food Processor with Garlic Press. Add vinegar, cucumber, peanut butter, soy sauce, ginger and sugar; process until mixture combines to form a sauce. Add sauce to batter bowl with chicken mixture; mix until combined. Remove pan from oven to Stackable Cooling Rack; cool 2-3 minutes. Remove rice cups from pan. Using a level Small Scoop, distribute chicken mixture evenly into cups.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place chicken breast into a 2 quart saucepan with water (the water should cover the chicken breasts), the kosher salt and half of the lemongrass. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer for 20 minutes. Remove chicken and cool completely. When cooled chop into 1/2 inch cubes and reserve in refrigerator.
• Saute garlic, remaining lemongrass and chili powder in oil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely. Next, toss together the celery, onions, mint, basil and cilantro. Combine chicken with sauteed garlic mixture and the salad components, Add salt, lime juice and honey to taste and place on the lettuce to serve.

LARB GAI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken over medium heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes, breaking it into crumbles; drain. In the same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add shallots and chiles; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the cooked chicken, lime juice, fish sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and Sriracha. Cook and stir until heated through. Stir in cilantro and mint. Serve with rice and, if desired, lettuce leaves.

THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, mix together all the ingredients and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• In a large bowl, mix all the salad ingredients except the nuts. Toss with the dressing and season with black pepper. Scatter with the nuts to serve.