Chinese chicken salad in wun tun baskets

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Sugar
¼ cup Vinegar
¼ cup Salad oil
2½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Brown sugar
2 pounds Chicken breasts or thighs cooked and shredded
6 ounces Wun tun wrappers (about 30)
Salad oil for frying
1 Head lettuce; shredded
1 Green onion; sliced
½ cup Slivered almonds; toasted

Directions

Combine sugar, vinegar, the ¼ cup oil, the salt, and brown sugar; mix well. Pour over chicken, marinate for at least 20 minutes or longer. Heat oil to 375 F. Place one wun tun wrapper in basket ladle, fit another ladle on top wrapper to hold in place. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown; drain. Repeat until all wrappers are made into mini baskets. Place baskets on a platter lined with lettuce. Fill each basket with lettuce, chicken, green onion and almonds. Serve immediately. Makes 10 servings.

Recipes demonstrated by Nanakuli High School Food Service students Fredlum Paaluhi, Janifer Salvacion, Chanda Talbert and Christopher Wilcox.

(JUNE 1995)

Reprinted with permission from: The Electric Kitchen & Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

[Meal-Master compatible format by Karen Mintzias]

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