Vietnamese lemongrass chicken
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | pounds | Frying chicken |
| ½ | cup | Lemongrass; about 4 stalks, minced ** |
| 3 | Scallion; all of them | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Peanut oil |
| 2 | Red chile peppers; chopped | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Chicken stock; fresh / can'd |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Black pepper; freshly ground |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Dry-roasted peanuts; chopped |
| 2 | tablespoons | Nuoc Mam ** |
| Coriander leaves; chopped | ||
Directions
GARNISH
Hack the chicken into small serving pieces, chopping through the bones with a very sharp cleaver.
Remove the outer leaves of the lemongrass and finely slice the tender white part at the base of the stalks. Bruise with a mortar and pestle or the handle of a cleaver. Finely slice the scallions, including the green tops.
Mix the chicken with the salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, the lemongrass and scallions and set aside for 30 minutes. Heat a wok and add the oil, and when the oil is hot add the chicken mixture and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add chile peppers and stir-fry on medium heat for 10 minutes or until chicken no longer looks pink. Season with sugar and pepper and add the chicken stock. Stir for a few minutes. Garnish with the peanuts, "nuoc mam" and coriander. Serve with rice, if desired.
This quickly prepared but terrifically flavorful dish is great served with rice paper wrappers. I love it with a few leaves of mint and basil. This is one you must try. It is easily done in a wok.
By Jeff Smith The Frugal Gourmet From the 02/05/1992 issue of The Springfield Union-News
Meal-Mastered by Joe Comiskey 09/05/1992 Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 23:16:25 -0700 From: Julie Bertholf <jewel1@...> MM-Recipes Digest V3 #156
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