Chinese Maifum Chicken Salad Recipe
- Oil for deep frying
- 1/3 pkg. (15 1/2 ounce.) Maifum (rice threads)
- 2 chicken breasts, boned & skinned
- 1 (4 1/2 ounce.) can shrimp (liquid removed) or possibly 4 ounce. fresh frzn Alaska shrimp
- 2 slices fresh ginger, minced fine
- 3 stalks celery
- 1 head lettuce, shredded
- 3 green onions, sliced fine diagonally
- 1 sm. pkg. slivered almonds, toasted & minced coarse
- 4 tbsp. sesame seeds (Japanese goma), toasted
- Wrap chicken breasts, seasoned with salt, pepper and Accent in foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
- Deep fry maifum at 375 degrees for 2 seconds.
- Don't let the threads get brown.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Chop ginger, reserve.
- Chop lettuce; rinse, place in colander and cover with a wet paper towel.
- Chill.
- Chop green onions and celery; reserve.
- Toast almonds in the oven only till slightly brown.
- Toast sesame seeds on top of stove, covered till they pop.
- Shake pan constantly.
- Slice cooled chicken breasts in fine julienne pcs.
- Combine chicken, shrimp, ginger, chilled lettuce, onions, celery, almonds, sesame seeds; mix thoroughly.
- Add in maifun threads last and mix lightly.
maifum, chicken breasts, shrimp, ginger, stalks celery, head lettuce, green onions, slivered almonds, sesame seeds
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/chinese-maifum-chicken-salad-44372 (may not work)