Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken

Recipe Courtesy of Ming Tsai

Show: East Meets West With Ming TsaiEpisode: Sesame Oil

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(8)

Cook Time:
1 hr 20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Total:: 2 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup chinese sesame paste or tahini (can also substitute creamy peanut butter)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
2 serrano chiles, de-stemmed
2 cloves garlic
1/3 cup basil leaves
1 bunch chopped scallions
1/3 cup mint leaves
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 pound angel hair pasta, blanched and refreshed
2 english cucumbers julienned
2 cups shredded chicken from whole roasted chicken
Garnish: 1 red bell pepper finely diced

Directions

In a food processor, mix sesame paste, oils, and vinegar. Add chile, garlic and herbs and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. In a large mixing bowl toss pasta, cucumbers and chicken with dressing. Check for seasoning and garnish with red bell peppers and basil/mint leaves.

WHOLE ROASTED CHICKEN:

1 whole chicken, preferably organic with giblets removed
Salt and black pepper to taste
Canola oil

Pre-heat oven to 550 degrees. Rub chicken with oil, then salt and pepper. Place chicken, breast side up, in the oven and cook for about 25 minutes or until golden brown. May have to rotate the chicken for even coloring. When chicken is fully browned, turn down oven to 325 degrees. Cover with foil to prevent burning. Chicken will take another 45 to 55 minutes. Chicken is done when one can move the wing back and forth with great ease. Allow chicken to rest for 10 minutes before serving. When chicken is cooled, remove skin and hand-shred the meat. Broil the skin to crisp up then julienne for garnish.

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recipe Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken
Grace Yorktown heights , NY 03-09-2010
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Waste of Time , Horrible, Worst thing, not edible, save yourself misery and dont make it
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

this came out so awful. You smelled it and nearly kealed over because of the viniger. I added a ton more oil and peanut... butter and tahini to make it edible really strange and green NEVER againRead more
recipe Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken
null null, null 02-17-2008
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Sesame noodles with cucumber and chicken
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

NOt Good!!! The flavor was strange. Not edible. VERY Disappointed.
recipe Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken
Crystal Las Vegas, NV 01-30-2008
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made some changes, but still very yummy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I used 1/2 cup of peanut butter and a tablespoon of tahini - the sauce came out very creamy, which I liked. Also, I used an... already cooked rotisserie chicken from the store, only one serrano because my sweetie doesn't do well with the hot stuff, and I removed the seeds from the cucumbers. I used rice noodles instead. I whizzed the peanut butter, tahini, and oils first, then added the garlic (I used four cloves), pepper, and scallions in increments.Read more
recipe Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken
Anonymous 01-17-2008
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AWFUL!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

My family loves sesame noodles, but this turned out so bad that we actually threw it out. What a waste of money and time. ... If you do make it, puree' the sesame paste last and toss it with the noodles immediately or it will clump up.Read more
recipe Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken
Elise Brookline, MA 10-29-2006
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A crowd pleaser
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Beautiful dish, excellent textures...delicious!
recipe Sesame Noodles with Cucumbers and Shredded Chicken
Anonymous 12-22-2005
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Amazing dish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Although the tahini-oil blend is very tempermental, this dish is well worth your time. This has become a weeknight staple.