Chicken With Lemon Grass


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Chicken with lemongrass is a Thai cuisine inspired chicken recipe with lemon grass. Serve the delicious flavorful chicken with lemon grass as starter or main course with rice.

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Preparation Time: 1 hour
Cooking Time: 15-20 mins


Ingredients


6 chicken thighs
1 stalk lemon grass or 3 thin strips lemon peel
1 tablespoon fish sauce
3 tbsp vegetable oil (vanaspati)
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cloves of garlic (lehsun), chopped
3 scallions (with tops), cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger root
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Hot cooked rice

Method

  1. Remove bones and skin from chicken thighs.
  2. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.
  3. Bruise the stalk of lemon grass by hitting it with a mallet.
  4. Mix lemon grass and 1 tablespoon fish sauce in glass or plastic bowl.
  5. Stir in chicken.
  6. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  7. Remove lemon grass stalk.
  8. Heat oil in wok or 10-inch skillet until hot.
  9. Add sliced onion and garlic.
  10. Stir-fry 1 minute.
  11. Add chicken and scallions.
  12. Stir-fry 5 minutes.
  13. Reduce heat.
  14. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
  15. Mix vinegar and ginger root
  16. Reserve.
  17. Mix remaining ingredients except rice.
  18. Stir into chicken mixture. stir in reserved vinegar mixture.
  19. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
  20. Cook and stir until thickened, about 1 minute.
  21. Serve with rice
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manjirid, November 23, 2010

Surprisingly subtle Thai recipe! Loved the unusual flavour of lemon grass. Chicken was cooked to perfection and my family relished it with rice! thanks :)

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Reviewed November 23, 2010 by manjirid

Surprisingly subtle Thai recipe! Loved the unusual flavour of lemon grass. Chicken was cooked to perfection and my family relished it with rice! thanks :)

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