Smoked chicken salad

Smoker · 11-30-2005, 08:42 PM

Im gonna smoke a bunch of thighs this weekend. Whose got a great way to make chicken salad out of them?

thillin · 11-30-2005, 09:13 PM

Chop meat, add chopped boiled egg, pickle relish, chopped celery, chopped apple, and some type of mayo to desired smoothness. All items are optional, I never use celery or apple, unless for my M-I-L.

Ty

CarbonToe · 12-01-2005, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by thillin

Chop meat, add chopped boiled egg, pickle relish, chopped celery, chopped apple, and some type of mayo to desired smoothness

Hungry.....you could also add Walnuts to the above

Neil · 12-01-2005, 03:20 AM

Celery, sweet onion, chicken, mayo, dash of lemon juice, horseraddish, fresh ground pepper.

qman · 12-01-2005, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CarbonToe

Hungry.....you could also add Walnuts to the above

Or Pecans

Or a little fresh dill/dried dill works, but fresh is best.

Ron_L · 12-01-2005, 07:21 AM

This isn't the typical chicken salad. It has an Asian twist.

Basically, you start with shredded chicken (warm it up if you haven't just cooked it), top it with 2-3 julienned scallions, a couple Tbsp. soy sauce, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. sesame oil--this can vary to taste.

Then you heat 1/4 cup of peanut oil in a skillet on the stove until it smokes, and carefully pour it over the chicken and other ingredients. It will spatter, so don't stand too close. Toss it to mix, and eat.

This recipe came from Geoff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet and is very good. He also had a recipe for a chicken salad that used a whole poached chicken and had a light dressing made with whipping cream and a few other ingredients. I can't find it this morning, but I can look later on.

VitaminQ · 12-01-2005, 07:39 AM

Little mayo, little plain yogurt, onion, curry, jullienned zuchini, salt and pepper, and halved grapes. I don't have the recipe in front of me, but that's the gist. There are lots of recipes out there for curried chicken salad- and most of them are pretty good.

Trout_man22 · 12-01-2005, 08:24 AM

Now I'm hungry, you all are fine cooks

CarbonToe · 12-01-2005, 09:07 AM

Try my version of Coronation Chicken

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp tomato purée
85ml/3fl oz red wine
150ml/¼pint water
1 bay leaf
salt and freshly ground black pepper
caster sugar
2 slices lemon
squeeze of lemon juice
425ml/15fl oz good mayonnaise
2 tbsp apricot purée
3 tbsp whipped cream
1 fresh mango, cubed

1. Make the sauce. Heat the oil over a medium heat, add the onion and cook gently for 2-4 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook for two minutes. Add the tomato purée, wine, water and bay leaf.
2. Bring to a boil. Season with the salt, pepper, sugar, lemon slices and juice. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes. Strain the sauce through a fine meshed sieve and allow to cool.
3. Gradually fold in the mayonnaise and apricot purée, chopped mango to the desired taste. You may want to add more lemon juice.
4. Fold in the whipped cream.
5. Arrange the cooled cooked chicken on a large platter, pour the sauce over the top and serve immediately, with rice, couscous or salad leaves

qman · 12-01-2005, 09:13 AM

CT, that sounds like a killer dish. I am printing it out, and will try it real soon. This I think my wife will really like. Thanks for sharing.

Kevin · 12-01-2005, 09:15 AM

Someone is gonna ask.

Castor or Caster Sugar is white sugar with a superfine grain, which allows it to dissolve almost instantly. Caster sugar can be substituted for white sugar in a direct one to one ratio. Because it dissolves so quickly, Caster sugar is great for sweetening cold liquids and works especially well in meringues.

Cut and paste.

Smoker · 12-01-2005, 09:50 AM

I like the idea of curry but will it take away from the smoked flavor of the chicken?

CharlieBeasley · 12-01-2005, 10:49 AM

One of my favorites is the old standard mayo, onion, dill pickle, hardboiled egg, salt and pepper" to which I add a touch of Turmeric to taste. Good salad with a light yellow color.

VitaminQ · 12-01-2005, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Smoker

I like the idea of curry but will it take away from the smoked flavor of the chicken?

That hasn't been my experience- I make curried chix salad with smoked chicken frequently. I do like a lot of curry, but I find that the smoke flavor complements the curry well.

Smoker · 12-01-2005, 12:46 PM

What kind of curry do u use?

Thanks

11-30-2005, 08:42 PM	#1
Smoker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-19-05 Location: Long Island NY	Smoked chicken salad Im gonna smoke a bunch of thighs this weekend. Whose got a great way to make chicken salad out of them?

11-30-2005, 09:13 PM	#2
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas	Chop meat, add chopped boiled egg, pickle relish, chopped celery, chopped apple, and some type of mayo to desired smoothness. All items are optional, I never use celery or apple, unless for my M-I-L. Ty __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

12-01-2005, 03:20 AM	#4
Neil Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-04-04 Location: St. Joseph, MI	Celery, sweet onion, chicken, mayo, dash of lemon juice, horseraddish, fresh ground pepper. __________________ "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you just might find you get what you need" Mange Bene Viva Bene! Old Country Over/Under, Weber: 18.5" WSM, 22.5" WSM, Weber Performer(Col. Steve Austin Mod), Two 22.5" Kettles, & a Smokey Joe; Old Country 36" griddle, Luhr-Jensen Big Chief, Turkey Fryer, Rocky Mountain Camp Stove and a UDS.

12-01-2005, 07:21 AM	#6
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	This isn't the typical chicken salad. It has an Asian twist. Basically, you start with shredded chicken (warm it up if you haven't just cooked it), top it with 2-3 julienned scallions, a couple Tbsp. soy sauce, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. sesame oil--this can vary to taste. Then you heat 1/4 cup of peanut oil in a skillet on the stove until it smokes, and carefully pour it over the chicken and other ingredients. It will spatter, so don't stand too close. Toss it to mix, and eat. This recipe came from Geoff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet and is very good. He also had a recipe for a chicken salad that used a whole poached chicken and had a light dressing made with whipping cream and a few other ingredients. I can't find it this morning, but I can look later on. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

12-01-2005, 07:39 AM	#7
VitaminQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-29-05 Location: Dallas, TX	Little mayo, little plain yogurt, onion, curry, jullienned zuchini, salt and pepper, and halved grapes. I don't have the recipe in front of me, but that's the gist. There are lots of recipes out there for curried chicken salad- and most of them are pretty good. __________________ Shohn ECB w/mods Weber Smokey Joe 18" Weber Kettle 22" Weber clone kettle Curb-foundling char-broil gasser WSM: Assembled! First cook: 8/25/06 Fanatical devotion to the Q

12-01-2005, 08:24 AM	#8
Trout_man22 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-16-04 Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia	Now I'm hungry, you all are fine cooks __________________ Go Green use mercury laced low watt fluorescent bulbs and kill the earth slowly ! "God either exists or He doesn't.... I believe in God." Blaise Pascal I'm a sinner, I regret my sin and will try to never do it again.

12-01-2005, 09:07 AM	#9
CarbonToe is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-07-05 Location: Shoreham-by-Sea, UK	Try my version of Coronation Chicken 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp curry powder 1 tbsp tomato purée 85ml/3fl oz red wine 150ml/¼pint water 1 bay leaf salt and freshly ground black pepper caster sugar 2 slices lemon squeeze of lemon juice 425ml/15fl oz good mayonnaise 2 tbsp apricot purée 3 tbsp whipped cream 1 fresh mango, cubed 1. Make the sauce. Heat the oil over a medium heat, add the onion and cook gently for 2-4 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook for two minutes. Add the tomato purée, wine, water and bay leaf. 2. Bring to a boil. Season with the salt, pepper, sugar, lemon slices and juice. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes. Strain the sauce through a fine meshed sieve and allow to cool. 3. Gradually fold in the mayonnaise and apricot purée, chopped mango to the desired taste. You may want to add more lemon juice. 4. Fold in the whipped cream. 5. Arrange the cooled cooked chicken on a large platter, pour the sauce over the top and serve immediately, with rice, couscous or salad leaves __________________ Surf'n'Smoke BBQ Team

12-01-2005, 09:13 AM	#10
qman Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-08-05 Location: Ocoee, Fl	CT, that sounds like a killer dish. I am printing it out, and will try it real soon. This I think my wife will really like. Thanks for sharing. __________________ qman Para Bellum

12-01-2005, 09:15 AM	#11
Kevin Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Southern Minnesota	Someone is gonna ask. Castor or Caster Sugar is white sugar with a superfine grain, which allows it to dissolve almost instantly. Caster sugar can be substituted for white sugar in a direct one to one ratio. Because it dissolves so quickly, Caster sugar is great for sweetening cold liquids and works especially well in meringues. Cut and paste. __________________ Kevin

12-01-2005, 09:50 AM	#12
Smoker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-19-05 Location: Long Island NY	I like the idea of curry but will it take away from the smoked flavor of the chicken?

12-01-2005, 10:49 AM	#13
CharlieBeasley is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-12-05 Location: Owego, NY	One of my favorites is the old standard mayo, onion, dill pickle, hardboiled egg, salt and pepper" to which I add a touch of Turmeric to taste. Good salad with a light yellow color. __________________ Charlie Beasley New Owner of old Bandera (8 years or so) New Smokette 008 (Love IT)

12-01-2005, 12:46 PM	#15
Smoker is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-19-05 Location: Long Island NY	What kind of curry do u use? Thanks

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