Chicken Salad Boats
Description
It’s suitable both for holidays and for everyday meals. This dish will be a highlight of your festive table and works wonderfully not only as an appetizer but also as a standalone dish. I recommend adding curry to the chicken—with this seasoning, the flavor will be superb. You can also use lettuce leaves instead of napa cabbage, and boiling water instead of hot broth. Be sure to garnish the boats with herbs to make the dish look brighter and more spring-like. So, as you can see, it can be served warm or chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Cut the chicken breast into very small pieces. Also finely chop the onion and garlic. Sauté the onion and garlic in vegetable oil first, then add the chicken breast and cook until the poultry is done.
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Step 2
2. Add tomato paste, broth or boiling water, salt, hot pepper, paprika, black pepper, and basil. Mix everything well; add more water if necessary. Reduce the liquid.
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Step 3
3. Select cabbage leaves that resemble cups and place the fried chicken in them. Cut up a bit more vegetables. In my case, these are red bell pepper, onion, and carrot. Use them to garnish the cups.
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Step 4
4. If desired, you can add grated cheese and herbs. I recommend trimming the cabbage leaves slightly so they look neater.