Last weekend was Mother's Day. Everywhere was packed with families and restaurants seized the opportunity to introduce expensive Mother's Day lunch/dinner packages. Instead of squeezing with the crowd and joining the long queue, my family celebrated Mother's Day at home. I baked a mango mousse cake and prepared a simple dinner specially for my Mum. After much contemplation, I settled with my family's all time favourite basic fried rice, some steamed lady fingers with mum's sweet dark soya chilli sauce and this Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken. Slightly edit the original recipe. Since most of the mothers are experienced cooks, i had to whip up something that she has not cooked before, in case it did not turn out to be as delicious as her previous attempts. Fortunately, this dish turned out well. Chicken was tender and tasty. The marinade and seasoning was fully incorporated into the chicken. This is an inexpensive and delicious dish, certainly one of the home cooked dish.
Ingredients:
Chicken Marinade:
300g Chicken Thigh, Drumlet,
2 tbsp Fish Sauce
1 tbsp curry powder
0.5 tsp Salt
1.5 tsp Sugar
5 cloves of Crushed Garlic
1 chopped Onions/Shallots
4 Shitake Mushrooms
3 Chillies, chopped
2 lemon grass stalks, tender inner white bulb only, minced
sugar
1. Cut the chicken thigh into smaller sizes, probably up to 1.5 inches or up to own individual preference. (I left the drumlet on its own, with skin on)
2. Add all the ingredients except for the chicken into a bowl and mix well. Add the chicken to the marinade lightly massage the chicken meat with your hands, incorporating the marinade into the chicken for about 7-12 mins.
3. Store them in a ziplock bag or an airtight container in the fridge for about 3-4 hours.
4. Heat your pan over high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add lemon grass, shallot and chillies and stir fry until fragrant.
5. Add the chicken and sprinkle sugar all over and stir fry until chicken is cooked and the sauce is thickened.( I covered my happy call pan and let it simmer over low heat for about 10-15 minutes after the chicken is almost fully cooked.)
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