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Chicken Salad with Crispy Chicken Skin

This is my take on how to elevate the fantastic Danish classic chicken salad and make it even better.
Author: Anette Søstrøm Asmussen
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: Danish
Keyword: Chicken, Chicken Breast, Chicken Skin, Danish food, Dinner, Lunch
Prep Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pcs. Chicken Breast With skin
  • 12 gram Sour Cream
  • 1 pcs. Egg Yolk
  • 5 gram Sweet mustard
  • 90 gram Oil
  • Salt
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Pepper
  • Lemon Juice
  • 0.5 can Asparagus Slices

Instructions

Chicken Breast/Skin

  • Remove the skin from both chicken breasts.
  • Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place them in a vacuum bag with a bit of the liquid from the asparagus tips.
  • Cook it in a sous vide/water bath for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Spread the chicken skins out on a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper and lightly salt them.
  • Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the chicken skin and put an oven-safe dish on top to keep the skin flat.
  • Bake the chicken skin until crispy in an oven at 180-200 degrees Celsius (356-392 degrees Fahrenheit) for about 20-30 minutes. Keep a close eye to prevent burning.
  • Once crispy, place the skin on a piece of grease-absorbing paper to cool.
  • When the chicken breasts are done, take them out of the bag and pat them dry.
  • Give them 20 seconds on each side in a pan/grill to get a bit of a sear.
  • After the pan, cut the breasts into smaller pieces and refrigerate. We usually do this by placing them in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Mayonnaise

  • While the chicken is cooling, make a mayonnaise.
  • Put an egg yolk in a bowl with mustard and mix well, preferably with an electric mixer.
  • Slowly whisk in the oil into the egg yolk until the mayonnaise starts to thicken (if the oil is added too quickly, the mayonnaise will split).
  • Mix the homemade mayonnaise in a bowl with crème fraîche and season with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and apple cider vinegar.

Chicken Salad

  • Once the dressing is seasoned to taste, fold in the cooled chicken pieces and asparagus tips.
  • Garnish with the crispy chicken skin.
  • Perfect for a nice lunch or with a delicious homemade croissant.

Notes

If you don't have a sous vide, you can boil the chicken breasts in water with a chicken bouillon cube for about 30 minutes.