Chinese Ginger Chicken Salad

Description

 * Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

 * 4 ounces rice sticks
 * 4 chicken breasts
 * 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
 * 1 head lettuce, shredded
 * preserved red ginger, chopped

Sauce

 * ½ cup sesame oil
 * ½ cup red wine vinegar
 * ½ cup light soy sauce
 * 2 scallions, chopped fine
 * 1 teaspoon pepper oil (optional)
 * 2 to 4 cups oil for deep frying

Directions

 * 1) Deep-fry rice sticks quickly, a few at a time in very hot oil until they puff, about 1 second.
 * 2) Drain. Remove.
 * 3) Rub chicken with soy sauce and sesame oil.
 * 4) Place in shallow pan.
 * 5) Roast 45 minutes in 350°F oven.
 * 6) When chicken is cool, discard skin and bones and break meat apart with hands into shreds. Do not cut.
 * 7) Combine first 3 ingredients of sauce in serving bowl. Mix well.
 * 8) Add scallions, and the pepper oil if using (this will make the sauce spicy).
 * 9) Add lettuce and chicken. Toss well.
 * 10) Arrange rice sticks on top. Garnish with preserved red ginger.
 * 11) Serve cold. Add toasted sesame seeds and thin almonds to taste.