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Wolfgang Puck's Obachine Chicken Salad

Although many recipes call for uncooked eggs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has found them to be a potential carrier of food-borne illness and recommends avoiding raw eggs.

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Courses: Salads
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Dressing
1/3 cup 78mlSoy sauce
1/2 cup 118mlRice vinegar
1/3 cup 78mlChinese hot mustard
1   Egg yolk
2 tablespoons 30mlHoney
1 tablespoon 15mlSesame paste
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped pickled ginger
1 tablespoon 15mlChile oil
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3/4 cup 177mlPeanut oil
  Salad
1   Mango - peeled, and
  Cut thin strips
5 cups 1185mlNappa cabbage in thin strips
2   Carrots - peeled, and
  Cut thin strips
1   Radicchio - cut thin strips
4 cups 440g / 15ozMixed greens or watercress
3 lbs 1362g / 48ozBoneless skinless chicken breasts - cooked, cooled,
  And diced
  Oil - for frying
1   Square won ton wrappers - (12 oz)
2 tablespoons 30mlToasted sesame seeds

Recipe Instructions

Dressing: Combine soy sauce, vinegar, mustard, egg yolk, honey, sesame paste, ginger and chile oil in blender. Season with salt and pepper. Blend thoroughly. Slowly blend in peanut oil. Taste and adjust seasonings. Set aside. (Makes about 2 cups)

Salad: In large salad bowl, mix mango, cabbage, carrots, radicchio, greens and chicken. Heat 1/2 inch oil in small skillet over medium-high heat.

Cut won ton wrappers into 1/2-inch wide strips. Fry strips until golden brown, about 30 seconds each side. Drain on paper towels and let cool. (You need about 2 cups won ton strips.)

Toss with salad. Toss salad with 1 cup dressing. Add more dressing, if needed, a little at a time, so that salad is not overly sauced. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Each serving: 741 calories; 522 mg sodium; 92 mg cholesterol; 56 grams fat; 26 grams carbohydrates; 42 grams protein; 3.75 grams fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 07-21-1999

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