Goi Ga Bap Cai (Vietnamese Chicken Salad) Recipe :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Chicken
• 2 large bone-in chicken breasts (about 2 1/2 lbs)
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• For the Dressing
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup softened palm sugar
• 1/4 cup Vietnamese fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic (about 2 medium cloves)
• 1/2 teaspoon finely minced bird's eye chili (about 1 medium chili)
• For the Salad
• 1 teaspoon finely sliced lime leaves
• 4 cups finely shredded napa or green cabbage
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced white or yellow onion, soaked in ice water and drained (about 1/2 a medium onion)
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped rau ram (Vietnamese coriander)
• 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/3 cup julienned carrots
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
• 1/2 cup fried shallots