thai lemongrass chicken w sweet chili lime sauce
This is so good. Sweet, salty, amazing flavorful chicken. Can eat this all the time.
prep time
3 Hr
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- FOR THE CHICKEN
- 6 - bone in chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons lemongrass paste
- 2 small shallots
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 2 - red chilies
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 can coconut milk
- FOR THE SAUCE
- 1 - lime juiced
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 3 tbsp water
- JASMINE RICE
- 2 cups jasmine rice
- 2 1/2 cups water
- - furikake seasoning (optional)
How To Make thai lemongrass chicken w sweet chili lime sauce
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Step 1For the Chicken Mix the lemongrass, shallots, garlic, ginger and red chilies together in a food processor until a paste is made. Place the chicken in a baking pan or roaster. Pierce the chicken with a fork then rub the paste over the entire outside of chicken. Place in refrigerator and let marinate for 3 to 6 hours.
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Step 2Mix the fish sauce soy sauce, brown sugar, and coconut milk together. Drizzle this over the chicken. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes until the chicken skin turns golden brown.
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Step 3While the chicken is baking make the Sweet lime sauce. Mix the lime juice, rice vinegar garlic, fish sauce, honey, and sweet chili sauce in a saucepan. bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch and water together and add to the sauce to thicken. Set aside.
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Step 4For the Jasmine rice. Place the rice in a large Dutch oven. Add the water and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Let cook 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit covered for another 15 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Add Furikake seasoning if using.
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Step 5Remove chicken from oven. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Strain the pan sauce discarding the solids. Bring the pan sauce to a boil and mix another tsp. of cornstarch together with water. Add to the pan sauce to thicken.
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Step 6To serve Place rice on plate. Top with pan sauce then a piece of chicken Drizzle with Sweet lime sauce.
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