Chicken in Sesame-Paste Sauce

Name: Chicken in Sesame-Paste Sauce (芝麻醬拌鶴絲)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Sprigs of fresh coriander or parsley; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; ⅛ teaspoon roasted and crushed Szechuan peppercorns; 2 teaspoons sugar; Sprigs of fresh coriander or parsley; Sprigs of fresh coriander or parsley; 2 cups boneless white-cut chicken with the skin on, hand-torn or shredded; 2 cups boneless white-cut chicken with the skin on, hand-torn or shredded; 1 tablespoon oil; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 1 large firm cucumber; 1 heaping tablespoon sesame paste

芝麻醬拌鶴絲

Preparation info

It serves
2
for lunch .

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

Seasoned by one of the most scrumptious sauces of Chinese cuisine, this “chicken salad” is rich and full of nutty flavor and aroma. It is simple to make; the meat can be leftover white-cut chicken or fast-boiled chicken breasts.

Ingredients

2 cups boneless white-cut chicken with the skin on, hand-torn or shredded
1 large firm cucumber

Asia
China
Lunch
Starter
Low carb
Keto

Method

The general appearance of this dish is fluffy and offhand, so the chicken should be torn in rather coarse shreds, about 1½ inches long. If you shred with a knife, cut the shreds rather thick. Once the meat is cooked, it should be shredded with the grain to prevent the shreds from breaking into s