Wednesday, January 27, 1971

Coconut Chicken And Banana Blossom Salad


This Thai-style chicken salad is served on banana leaves for added authenticity.

The ingredient of Coconut Chicken And Banana Blossom Salad

  • 1 4 cup 60ml peanut oil
  • 3 eschalots finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 1 2 teaspoons dried chilli flakes
  • 1 3 cup 80ml fish sauce
  • 1 2 cup 75g finely chopped palm sugar
  • 1 3 cup 80ml lime juice
  • 4 about 1kg chicken breast fillets
  • 800ml coconut milk
  • 2 bunches asparagus ends trimmed cut in half on an angle
  • 2 about 1 6kg banana flowers see note
  • 1 green banana chilli seeded thinly sliced
  • 1 1 2 cups about 1 bunch thai basil leaves
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves finely shredded
  • 100g shaved fresh dry coconut

The Instruction of coconut chicken and banana blossom salad

  • to make dressing heat peanut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat add eschalot and garlic and cook stirring for 5 minutes or until golden add chilli flakes and cook for 1 minute or until aromatic add fish sauce and palm sugar and stir until sugar dissolves remove from heat and set aside to cool stir in lime juice and set aside
  • combine chicken and coconut milk in a saucepan over medium heat bring to the boil reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through remove chicken and set aside to cool discard coconut milk finely shred chicken and place in a large bowl
  • meanwhile cook asparagus in a medium saucepan of salted boiling water for 2 minutes or until bright green and tender yet crisp refresh in iced water drain well cut in half lengthways and set aside
  • to prepare banana flowers remove dark outer leaves to expose pale inner core rinse 8 dark outer leaves in cold water and reserve continue peeling pale inner leaves one leaf at a time discarding stamens between leaves and placing leaves in a bowl of acidulated water see note gather leaves together and thinly slice
  • add asparagus and sliced banana flower to shredded chicken drizzle with dressing and toss to combine add chilli thai basil kaffir lime leaves and coconut and gently toss to combine spoon salad among reserved banana leaves arrange on plates and serve immediately

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