Friday, October 19, 2018

Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken| Gà Xào Sả Ớt



Ingredients & Cooking Directions for Lemongrass Chicken

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Estimated servings: 4

Sauce

2 tablespoons fish sauce 
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
¼ tsp. ground black pepperr

Add sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix until combined. Set aside.

Cook Chicken

1 pound chicken, skin on, cut into 2-inch pieces
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoon minced lemongrass
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced Thai chili
1 large shallot; sliced
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 teaspoon dried chili flakes (optional)

1.  Add turmeric, salt and mushroom seasoning in a shallow dish and mix to combine. Spread seasonings all over the inside of the dish and coat chicken pieces evenly with the seasonings.
2.  In a large pan, add in oil swirl to coat inside of pan and turn on high heat.
3.  When oil is hot, add chicken skin side down. Cook for 5 minutes or until skin is golden brown, turn chicken to cook on the other side for about 2 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. Transfer chicken to a plate and turn off heat.
4.  Remove oil left in pan with paper towel reserving about 2 tablespoons of oil.
5.  Turn stove on high heat and add lemongrass, minced chili, shallot and garlic into pan stir frying for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
6.  Add in chicken and toss with aromatics for about 2 minutes to combine with chicken. Then pour in wine and sauce that was made earlier stir frying for about 1 minute with the chicken to coat with sauce.
7.  Turn off heat and sprinkle with chili flakes for extra spice.

Assemble

Cilantro leaves
Cucumber slices
Steamed white rice

Transfer chicken on serving platter, garnish with cilantro and serve with steamed rice and cucumber slices.

Enjoy!