Best 3 Cubed Chicken In Lettuce Leaves Yang Chow Chicken Soong Recipes

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD IN LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Put the chicken thighs, lemon, cilantro leaves and stems into a skillet or saucepan. Fill with water just to cover the chicken and season generously with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to maintain a very gentle simmer. Cook until the chicken is tender and falling from the bones, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the poaching liquid and allow to cool. When cool, remove the skin and strip the meat from the bones, discarding the skin and bones. Reserve the meat.
• In a bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, curry, honey, and lemon juice. Stir in the scallions, celery, and grapes until combined. Add the cooled chicken meat and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve heaping portions of the salad in butter lettuce leaves.

CUBED CHICKEN IN LETTUCE LEAVES ( YANG CHOW CHICKEN SOONG)

Steps:

• Combine chicken,egg white,1 tablespoon cornstarch and salt in medium bowl and stir to blend well.
• Cover with plastic and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Combine chilies, water chestnuts,celery,carrot and ginger in another bowl.
• Combine green onion and garlic in separate bowl.
• Mix wine, soy sauce, chili paste and sugar in another bowl.
• Blend remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch and water in small bowl, mixing until smooth.
• Pour peanut oil into wok;place over high heat.
• When oil begins to smoke, add chicken in batches and cook, stirring constantly to separate cubes, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Remove chicken with slotted spoon, drain well on paper towels and set aside.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons peanut oil from wok and return to high heat.
• Add water chestnut mixture and cook, stirring constantly about 30 seconds.
• Add green onions and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, 10 seconds.
• Return chicken to wok and cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.
• Add wine mixture and sesame oil; restir dissolved cornstarch.
• Add to wok and cook, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.
• Transfer to heated platter.
• Spoon chicken mixture into lettuce leaves and fold over to enclose; serve hot.

PORK YUK SUNG (PORK IN LETTUCE LEAVES)

Steps:

• Best to use pork mince with a low fat content 3% if you can get it.
• Slice the ginger (About 3cm peeled and sliced very finely).
• Slice the garlic very finely.
• Chop the spring onions.
• Dice the celery into very small cubes.
• Chop the water chestnuts, again into very small cubes. (5mm).
• Put the above ingredients to one side.
• Wash the lettuce, dry, and being careful not to tear the leaves, separate leaves keeping them whole. (You will need 4 leaves for four people as a starter).
• Pat dry and put to one side.
• In a small bowl mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, dry sherry and sugar. Do not leave out the sugar as it just won't be the same!
• Heat the sesame oil in a non-stick frying pan on high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, and spring onions and fry until the garlic and ginger are aromatic.
• Add the minced pork and cook until the pork is browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add the water chestnuts, and celery to the frying pan and cook over a medium heat.
• Then put the sauce mixture in the pan and stir.
• Then put the pork back in the pan and continue to cook at medium heat until sauce is reduced and mixture becomes dryer and the pork is browned.
• To Serve; Lay out a lettuce leaf and spoon a great big heap of the cooked mixture into the middle and fold into a wrap and eat immediately.