Cold-Stirred Chicken, Tomato, and Celery

Name: Cold-Stirred Chicken, Tomato, and Celery (涼拌鷄絲)
Yield: Serves 4 as a single appetizer; more with an assortment.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ pound shredded velveted, white-cut, or boiled chicken breast; 2 large tomatoes; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 large clove garlic, lightly smashed and peeled; 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 cups shredded celery; 1 heaping tablespoon coarsely chopped coriander

涼拌鷄絲

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a single appetizer .

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

Beautiful and refreshing, this chicken “salad” makes a colorful display as an appetizer or a cold dish. If you want it cold, chill and toss with the sauce at the table.

Ingredients

½ pound shredded velveted, white-cut, or boiled chicken breast
2 large tomatoes
2

Asia
China
Starter

Method

Velvet the chicken, turning it in the oil 30 seconds longer than called for; drain and spread it out to cool. If you use white-cut chicken or boiled chicken breast, cool, then cut it into thin shreds with the grain.

Peel the tomatoes by spearing each with