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Japanese-inspired chicken salad

Brian Lagerstrom · ♥ 21.6K likes · 627.2K views · 11 min video

Read about chicken in the BrightCulinary Book

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  • 50 g cucumbers
  • salt
  • sugar
Small dice the cucumbers and hit them with a strong pinch of salt and a strong pinch of sugar.
Cure 15 minutes, then drain off the liquid they give up.
  • 400 g chopped poached chicken
  • 175 g Kewpie mayo
Put the cucumbers and the chopped poached chicken in the mixer bowl with the Kewpie mayo.
Japanese-inspired salad: Kewpie, ginger, miso, furikake
  • 30 g chopped scallions
  • 40 g chopped sushi ginger
Squeeze the sushi ginger dry, chop it, and add it with the scallions.
  • 30 g white miso
  • 5 g soy sauce
  • 20 g furikake
Add the white miso, soy sauce and furikake.
  • 30 g sriracha
  • 10 g sugar
  • 10 g rice vinegar
  • sesame oil
Add the sriracha, sugar, rice vinegar and a few splashes of sesame oil.
Paddle on high 30 to 45 seconds, until broken down but not pasty.
Paddling and tasting the Japanese-style salad
Without a stand mixer, chop the chicken down much further by hand and crumble it in the bowl.
Serve on a squishy bun.