Chuka salad is a popular dish of Japanese cuisine. Ironically, in the translation from the Japanese language its name means "Chinese salad". In the menu of restaurants, the seaweed salad of Chuk often appears as "kaiso". The basis of the salad is a mixture of algae that do not have such a pronounced taste and smell, as sea cabbage is more familiar to the inhabitants of European countries.
Japanese chicken salad is perfect for people who care about their health and are watching the weight, because algae practically do not contain fats, but they are rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. In addition, algae, being a natural absorbent, excrete toxins from the body.
The recipe for chicken salad is simple enough, but when buying a product, you need to pay attention to its quality: algae for salad should not be colorless, large and excessively hard, since this means that the plant is old and tasteless. Chuka can be served as an independent dish, but can be used to prepare rolls and sushi.
Recipe: a salad of algae chuka
Ingredients:
- seaweed - 500 g;
- sesame seeds - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- potato starch - 2 tsp;
- soy sauce - ½ tbsp. spoons;
- sesame oil - 2 tsp;
- lemon juice - 2 tsp.
- hot pepper.
Preparation
First, defrost the algae and lightly sauté the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan to exhale the fragrance, finely chop a small piece of hot pepper. Algae mix with the rest of the ingredients and the salad is ready!
Rolls with chuk salad
Ingredients:
- chuka salad;
- nori;
- rice for sushi;
- sesame.
Preparation
How to cook rolls? The rice is laid out on the stripe of the nori, leaving the end free by 1 cm. Place the chicken salad on the middle of the rice. Wetting the remaining free part, so that the roll does not spin, we tightly turn off. "Roulette" is cut into several equal pieces. Rolls can be served!
Salad of chuka with mushrooms
Another common recipe for chicken salad contains wood fungi. A small briquette of mushrooms is poured with boiling water, after which they are cut in small strips, lightly fried in vegetable oil and added to the basic salad. Experts say that the dish will add presentability and taste to pickled cherries, pieces of celery and daikon.
Salad is often served with a nut sauce , due to which the dish gets a particularly bright taste. Mistresses who like to surprise their loved ones with unusual food will tell you how to make a sauce for the Gamardi chuka salad.
Japanese chicken salad will be an ornament of your table and a wonderful addition to other dishes.
Sauce for chicken salad
Ingredients:
- peanut butter - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sesame oil - 2 tsp;
- vinegar rice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- myrin - 3 teaspoons;
- water - ¾ cup.
Preparation
In a saucepan with thick walls (you can use a sauté pan), put peanut paste, add some water and put
We suggest you also prepare a very satisfying dish with a chuka salad - hiyashi chuka (egg noodles). Such noodles are sold ready-made in hypermarkets and served with chicken salad, walnut, sesame or soy sauce, cooked and raw vegetables. In addition, chopped noodles can be added chopped ham or boiled chicken fillet.