Chinese Recipe:Chinese Chicken Salad w/ Rice Sticks

A recipe for Chinese chicken salad made with deep-fried chicken breasts and served with rice sticks.

Ingredients:

• 1 head lettuce
• 4 scallions
• 1/3 bunch cilantro
• 1 to 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 c. peanuts, chopped
• 4 boned, skinned chicken breasts
• 1/2 pkg. Chinese rice stick noodles
• Cooking oil
• Sesame seeds

Dressing:

• Sesame oil
• Vinegar
• Hot Chinese mustard
• Five spice powder
• Hoisin sauce

Directions:

1. Wash and coarsely chop the lettuce, scallions and cilantro. Set aside.
2. Place the oil in a wok. Fry the rice stick noodles in small quantities until they puff up. Drain and set aside.
3. Slice the chicken and coat with cornstarch. Fry the chicken.
4. In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing.
5. To assemble, combine the vegetables, the cooked chicken and the fried rice stick noodles. Add the dressing last. Coat to taste. Toss with sesame seeds.