Chinese Chicken Salad

serves 4

This dish warms the digestive organs, nourishes qi, stimulates the appetite, and dispels cold- and damp-syndrome diseases.

8 cups (2 liters) water

4 chicken drumsticks

½ head iceberg lettuce

1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) sesame oil

1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) hot mustard

½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) salt

½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) MSG (monosodium glutamate), optional

1 tablespoon (30 grams) ground peanuts (use a mortar and pestle or stone grinder)

In a medium saucepan bring the water to a boil. Add the chicken drumsticks and cook for 30 minutes, or until done. In the meantime, wash, dry, and shred the lettuce. Remove drumsticks from water and allow to cool. Remove the skin, and debone. Shred the meat into bite-sized pieces. In a small bowl, combine the sesame oil, hot mustard, salt, and MSG if desired, and mix to make a dressing. In a large bowl combine the chicken, the shredded lettuce, and the dressing and mix together. Sprinkle the ground peanuts over the salad and serve.

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