Asian Shredded Chicken Recipes

SHREDDED SWEET SOY CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Slow Cooker: Place all the Shredded Chicken ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on low for 5 hours (or 2 1/2 hours on high).
• Pressure Cooker: Place all the Shredded Chicken ingredients in the pressure cooker. Cook for 35 minutes on high.
• Stove: Place all the Shredded Chicken ingredients in a saucepan large enough for the chicken to fit snugly in one layer. Add 1/2 cup extra water so the chicken is mostly, but not completely submerged. Cover and simmer for about 50 to 60 minutes, turning once or twice.
• The chicken is ready when it can be easily shredded with two forks. Remove the chicken from the liquid and shred it while it is warm. Set aside and cover to keep warm.
• Transfer the liquid from the slow cooker / pressure cooker to a saucepan and bring to simmer. (Note 3) Reduce to around1 1/4 cups - it should only take a few minutes.
• Mix together the Sauce Thickening ingredients and add to the saucepan. Simmer until it it thickens to a syrup consistency.
• Toss the chicken in the sauce and serve over rice. (Note 4)

YU-XIANG ROU-SI (SICHUAN SHREDDED CHICKEN STIR-FRY, 鱼香肉丝)

Steps:

• Slice chicken breast into long, thin strips, parallel to the grain. Prepare and cut vegetables.
• Combine chicken, light soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine in a small bowl. Add cornstarch and mix well by hand, until the thin starchy paste coats the chicken evenly.
• Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
• Heat a wok (or a nonstick skillet) over medium high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl to cover the bottom. Add chicken and quickly spread it with a spatula. Allow to cook for 20 to 30 seconds without stirring. Stir and cook until the surface of the chicken just turns white, about 1 minute. Turn to lowest heat and immediately transfer to a plate.
• Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of oil and turn back to medium heat heat. Add ginger and give it a stir until fragrant. Add carrot. Stir and cook until half cooked, about 1 minute. Add bamboo shoots. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Add bell pepper and chicken. Stir the spicy sauce again and swirl it into the wok. Immediately mix everything well with a spatula, until all ingredients are covered with sauce. Remove from heat and transfer to a plate immediately.
• Serve warm over steamed white rice.

SHREDDED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts on a grill until just done, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Shred chicken and place in a mixing bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1 teaspoon of tapioca starch, light soy sauce and Chinese cooking wine.
• Pour mixture over shredded chicken, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, soak Chinese mushrooms until soft.
• Shred or cut mushrooms very thin.
• In a large saucepan, add 5 cups of water; bring to boil.
• Add marinated chicken and marinate, shredded bamboo shoots, chopped green onion, shredded ginger root, and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken soup base, salt, sugar, dark soy sauce, sesame seed oil, white pepper and Accent.
• Cook for 3 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together tapioca starch and 1/3 cup water until smooth.
• While soup is still boiling, add tapioca starch mixture to soup, stirring constantly until soup thickens slightly.

ASIAN SHREDDED CHICKEN COLESLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients.
• Add chicken and let stand 5 minutes.
• Add cabbage, celery, onion, and cilantro.
• Season.
• Chill at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
• Toss now and then.

ASIAN SHREDDED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 inches water to a boil with ginger in a deep 12-inch skillet and add chicken. Poach at a bare simmer, turning over once, until just cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer chicken with a slotted spoon to a plate and when cool enough to handle, finely shred.
• Whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, red pepper flakes, and sesame oil in a large bowl to make dressing.
• Heat vegetable oil in cleaned skillet until hot but not smoking, then sauté mushrooms over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden, about 6 minutes. Add scallions, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste and sauté, stirring, until scallions are just softened, about 1 minute.
• Add to dressing, then add chicken and cilantro and toss. Serve chicken salad with lettuce.