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Chinese Chicken Salad with Noodles and Cabbage
Steaming
Steaming bone-in chicken to add to salads or sandwiches is very easy and as a bonus, you will gain 1 - 2 cups of chicken broth. You can also roast the chicken in Convection and then make stock with the bones, either method of cooking yields delicious juicy chicken that can be flavored to suit the dish you are preparing.
Ingredients
For the Steamed Chicken
2 whole chicken legs or 2 bone-in thighs and 1 bone-in breast
2 scallions
2 1” slices peeled fresh ginger
1 thin carrot
1 celery rib
2 stems of fresh cilantro
1 cup of water
For the Salad
4 cups finely shredded white cabbage OR prepared coleslaw mix
1 cup finely shredded purple cabbage
2 large carrots peeled and shredded
4 scallions, tops trimmed, chopped into ¼” slices
½ package Sai Fun bean thread noodles softened and coarsely chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
For the Dressing
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1” slice fresh ginger, minced
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp honey or sugar
2 tbsp Sesame oil
¼ tsp red pepper flakes OR
1 tbsp Sesame chili oil
Preparation
To Steam the chicken, heat the Steam oven in the Steam mode 212 ℉ (100 ℃).
Place the chicken pieces in an oven-safe casserole dish and add the remaining ingredients. Steam for 40 - 50 minutes until the chicken is very tender. Remove the chicken from the broth and set it aside to cool. When cool remove the skin, shred the chicken and discard the bones.
Strain the broth, discard the aromatics and cool the broth before refrigerating or freezing.
If you prefer to roast the chicken, heat the Convection Roast or Combination Convection Steam Mode 375 ℉ (190 ℃).
Place the chicken on a rimmed baking sheet, and season with some Chinese Five Spice Powder and a drizzle of sesame oil. Cook the chicken for 30 - 40 minutes until tender. Set aside to cool then remove the skin and shred or slice the meat.
To Prepare the Salad
Soften the SaiFun noodles as directed on the package. Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl and add the cooled noodles.
Combine the ingredients for the dressing by hand or with a hand-held stick blender.
Toss the dressing with the salad ingredients and fold in the shredded chicken.
Serves 4 - 6
Larissa Taboryski
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Steamed Snap Pea and Asparagus Salad with Radish
In this recipe both the snap peas and asparagus cook for the same amount of time so they can be combined and cooked in the perforated pan that comes with the oven. For a heartier salad some quinoa can be steamed at the same time and combined with the cooked vegetables and dressing.
Larissa Taboryski
Ingredients
2 - cups snap peas, strings removed
1 - bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into into thirds
4 - medium sized radishes, halved and cut into ½” thick slices
¼ - cup vegetable oil
2 - tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
2 - tbsp chopped fresh mint
Preparation
Heat the Combi steam oven in the Steam Mode 212 degrees.
Place the snap peas and asparagus in the perforated pan. Slide the perforated pan into the oven and cook for 6 - 8 minutes until the vegetables are tender but not limp.
Combine the oil and vinegar, add some sea salt and freshly cracked pepper set aside and chop the mint.
Cool the vegetables slightly then toss with the radishes and the prepared dressing. Fold in the mint when cooled.
Serves 4 - 6
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