Vietnamese Chicken Salad
Ingredients
One 5-pound whole chicken
One 2-inch piece fresh ginger
2 medium red onions
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 large head of white cabbage (from about a 3-pound head)
1/2 small head purple cabbage (from about a 2-pound head)
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup sugar
6 cloves garlic
6 limes
2 red Thai bird chiles
1/3 cup Asian fish sauce
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup fresh Thai basil leaves
1/2 cup roasted salted peanuts
1/2 cup store-bought fried shallots or onions
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