Jellyfish, Daikon and Chicken Breasty Salad
- 1/2 pound jellyfish whole, dried, salted
- 1 pound daikon (chinese icicle radish)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 each chicken breasts large
- 1/2 each eggs white
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons sherry dry
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 scallions, spring or green onions chopped
- Soak the jellyfish in a large bowl of cold water for 24 hours, changing the water a couple of times.
- Peel the daikon with a vegetable peeler; slice thinly; stack slices and cut into matchstick shreds.
- Put into a mixing bowl, toss with the 2 teaspoons of salt and let stand 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, drain water from jellyfish.
- Pour boiling water over the jellyfish and let stand for 15 seconds.
- Drain and run under cold water.
- Set aside.
- Bone the chicken breast and slice thinly; cut slices into shreds.
- Mix chicken with the egg white, cornstarch and teaspoon of sesame oil; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- While the chicken is marinating, cut jellyfish into the thinnest possible shreds by rolling up each sheet and slicing it thinly.
- Place in a large bowl.
- Wring most of the moisture from the daikon shreds; add to the bowl with the jellyfish.
- Heat 3 cups water in a saucepan.
- When boiling, turn off the heat and add the chicken shreds, stirring to separate the pieces.
- Simmer for 1 minute.
- Drain and rinse under cold water.
- Drain and add to the bowl with the jellyfish.
- Blend the salt and sugar with the wine until they dissolve.
- Heat the oils in a saucepan and add the seasoned wine.
- It will sputter and evaporate.
- When the oil is hot don't let it smoke turn off the heat and add the scallions.
- Cool.
- Toss with the salad just before serving.
jellyfish, chinese icicle radish, salt, chicken breasts, eggs, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt, sugar, sherry dry, peanut oil, sesame oil, scallions
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/jellyfish-daikon-chicken-breast-39600 (may not work)