Bang Bang Chicken Salad by Julie Hanson

I tried to recreate a bang; bang chicken salad I ate at the Alchemist in Newcastle last week. After researching several recipes, I came up with this. Julie x

Bang Bang Chicken by Julie Hanson

•  Ingredients
  2 Chicken Breasts

Poaching Liquid

• 1 Teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice

• 500ml Chicken Stock

• 2 Tbls Lazy Ginger

• 1 Tsp Soy Sauce

• 2 Star Anise

 Satay Sauce

• 75g Crunchy Peanut Butter

• 1 Tsp Honey

• 1 Tsp Toasted Sesame Oil

1 Tsp White Wine Vinegar

• 1 Tbls Soy Sauce

• ½ Tsp Lazy Garlic

• ½ Tsp Lazy Ginger

 Salad

•  Mange Tout – Finely Sliced

• 3 Spring Onions- Sliced at and angle

• Cucumber – Finely Julienned

• 2 Carrots – used a peeler to slice

• Cherry Tomatoes to taste

• Coriander Leaves – Chopped

 Method

• Place all the poaching liquid into a pot along with the chicken breasts

• Bring to a gentle boil and let it simmer until cooked – around 15 minutes

• After the chicken is cooked, measure out 100m of the liquid and save for the sauce

• Place all of the satay ingredients along with the saved liquid into a food processor and blitz to make the sauce

• Add the salad ingredients to a bowl, pour over some of the prepared sauce and give it a good mix.

 To Serve

• Place salad onto a plate

• Slice one of the chicken breasts and place on top of the salad

• Slice the chicken breast and place on top of the salad.

• Pour over the remaining sauce

 Optional

• Sprinkle over chopped red chilli, sesame seeds and chopped roasted peanuts before eating.