Hand-Torn Chicken

手撕鸡

Hand-Torn Chicken — a Cantonese Chinese recipe made with cooked white cut chicken, ready in about 35 minutes. Step-by-step instructions with photos.

Ingredients

• cooked white cut chicken (from previous recipe)
• light soy sauce
• toasted sesame oil
• garlic

Instructions

1. Using clean hands, pull cooled chicken (with skin) into thin, bite-sized shreds — follow the grain for tenderness. (Shreds are long, uniform, and slightly fibrous — not shredded into fluff.)
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together light soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and minced garlic until aromatic.
3. Add chicken shreds to the bowl. Toss gently with chopsticks or fingers until evenly coated.
4. Let marinate at cool room temperature for 10 minutes to allow flavors to penetrate.
5. Transfer to serving plate. Garnish with extra scallion greens and a drizzle of sesame oil.