Ingredients

  • 2 cups peanut oil or vegetable
  • 2 ounces rice sticks noodles
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard spicy
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons water
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 each chicken whole, roasted, cantonese style
  • 4 tablespoons juice from roast chicken
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce, tamari
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 4 each scallions, spring or green onions mostly white section, cut into 2 inch long fine shreds
  • 1 bunch cilantro fresh
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
  • 6 cups iceberg lettuce shredded, or romaine
  • 1 cup cashew nuts roasted

Method

  • In a wok or small saucepan, heat the oil to 375F (190C).
  • Pull noodles apart into 4 small batches.
  • Add 1 small handful at a time into the hot oil.
  • They should puff within a few seconds.
  • If they do not, the oil is not hot enough.
  • With chopsticks or tongs, remove noodles and drain on paper towel.
  • Repeat with the remaining noodles.
  • Lightly crumble noodles.
  • Makes about 4 cups.
  • In a small bowl, blend thoroughly the mustard, water, sugar and salt; set aside for at least 10 minutes.
  • Open the cavity of the roast chicken; pour out the juices and add them to any juices accompanying the chicken.
  • Strain and degrease the juice.
  • Mix 4 tablespoons of the strained juice with soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil; set aside.
  • Remove the chicken meat from the bones.
  • Hand shred by tearing the meat into 1/4 by-2-inch-long shreds.
  • Cut skin into 1 1/2-inch long thin slivers.
  • In a large bowl mix together the skin, chicken and reserved mustard mixture.
  • Add the green onions, coriander, sesame seeds and reserved roasting juice mixture; toss together like a salad.
  • Just before serving, add lettuce and cashews; toss together.
  • Arrange over a bed of crumbled rice stick noodles.
  • Serve at room temperature.