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Bake chicken breasts for approximately 25 to 30 minutes. I know Chinese Chicken Salad is hardly authentic but we lived in northern California for a long time and really got used to finding good ones in most local Chinese restaurants and really great Chinese Chicken Salad at Chef Chus in Los Altos.
Topped with crushed peanuts and crispy rice noodles.
Chef chus chinese chicken salad recipe. The secret to the success of this salad is how it is assembled. Place the lettuce carrot and chopped Chinese parsley in a large salad bowl. Sprinkle five-spice salt evenly over the lettuce mixture.
See Chefs Tips Toss well to distribute the salt evenly. Slightly warm the chicken or duck or serve at room temperature for richer flavor. Add the crisp poultry skin julienned to add texture and flavor to the salad.
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Full nutritional breakdown of the calories in Chef Chus Chinese Chicken Salad based on the calories and nutrition in each ingredient including Chicken Breast cooked no skin roasted Peanuts dry-roasted Rice Noodles - Dried rice stick Colmans Mustard powder Sesame Oil and the other ingredients in this recipe. Reserve 14 cup of marinade for use later in the recipe. Marinate the boneless skinless chicken breasts in the marinade ingredients for 2 hours or overnight.
Bake chicken breasts for approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Pour the reserved marinade over the chicken. The dressing tasted more mustardy than the version at Chef Chus my most recent experience with Peninsula-style chicken salad.
Chef Chus dominant flavors are soy sauce and garlic whereas Mings is a bit tarter and decidedly more salty. Or maybe I was unduly influenced by the pot of hot mustard on the condiment tray. I know Chinese Chicken Salad is hardly authentic but we lived in northern California for a long time and really got used to finding good ones in most local Chinese restaurants and really great Chinese Chicken Salad at Chef Chus in Los Altos.
I love Tao Taos chicken salad. I have a recipe for it. The dressing and the cashews are what makes it stand out.
History says Mings Tao Taos and Chef Chus Were partners starting out and they created the salad Then went separate ways. Imho They are not exactly the same I think each chef added a personal twist to it. Chef Chus Famous Chicken Salad.
Shredded skinless fried chicken lettuce carrots scallions and cilantro tossed in a hot mustard and sesame oil dressing. Topped with crushed peanuts and crispy rice noodles.