Lemongrass Chilli Chicken

Mon, 1 July 2024

Ingredients:

 

4 tbsp Cooking Oil 

1 kg chicken thighs on the bone

pinch of salt

1 pinch of black pepper

500gm spiced Paste

3 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced

1 lemongrass ( bruised)

Handful of Thai basil

5 Lime Leaves, centre stem removed & thinly sliced

Water 1/2 cup

1 bunches of thinly sliced green bean

tbsp 2 Fish Sauce 

1/2 tbsp Brown sugar or honey 

1 onion thinly sliced

 

Spiced paste:

3 shallots

4 cloves garlic

3 red chilli

2 lemongrass

Thumb size ginger

Thumb size galangal

Pinch of salt and Pepper

 

Method:

 

1. Heat a non stick deep pan or large pan over a high heat. Add 1tbsp oil and wait until smoky hot.

2. Add the chicken season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes

until the chicken are seared all over.

3. Add in remaining oil then stir in spiced paste & onion Constantly

stir on high heat for about 5 minutes.

4. Add green beans and kaffir lime leaves and stir fry until the green beans are

covered with the sauce evenly. Now, add ¼ cup of water, fish sauce and

sugar. Stir fry for 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken are fully cooked. Make sure green beans are nice & crunchy. Add a

tbsp water at a time if the sauce is getting too thick or burning.

5.Add Thai basil and stir fry all together, about 1 minute.

Remove from heat, and it’s ready to serve!

 

Serve with some warm cooked Jasmine rice and enjoy