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Cold Shredded Chicken in Hot and Sour Sauce

Cold Shredded Chicken in Hot and Sour Sauce

Hand-shredded poached chicken over crisp bean sprouts, dressed with a hot-and-sour sauce of vinegar, chili, and toasted sesame, light yet deeply satisfying.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Prepare the main ingredients: mung bean sprouts, chicken breast, and cilantro.

  2. 2
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    Blanch the mung bean sprouts in boiling water for 30 seconds, then remove and set aside.

  3. 3
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    Put the chicken breast in cold water, add scallions, ginger, and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.

  4. 4
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    After the water boils, reduce to medium-low heat and cook. You can check if it's done by gently piercing with chopsticks.

  5. 5
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    Shred the chicken along the grain into strips, mix it with bean sprouts, add salt, minced garlic, zero-calorie sugar, light soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili powder, white sesame seeds, and pour a little hot oil on top.

  6. 6
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    Add the chopped cilantro, toss and mix evenly.

  7. 7
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    Sour and spicy, appetizing, low in fat and calories with no burden.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Chicken breast
    1 piece
  • Mung bean sprouts
    150g
  • Garlic
    1 clove

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Coriander
    2 pieces
  • Scallions and ginger
    a pinch
  • white sesame
    1 spoon

Seasonings

  • Salt
    2g
  • Zero-calorie sugar
    1 spoon
  • light soy sauce
    2 spoon
  • rice vinegar
    1 spoon
  • Chili powder
    1 spoon
  • cooking wine
    1 spoon