Lemongrass Chicken in Vietnamese style

Ingredients

• 3-4 sprigs Lemongrass
• 2 Tbsp Fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp soya sauce
• 3-4 garlic pods
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 250 gms boneless chicken breast
• as required For garnish – steamed rice, carrot julienned, cucumber julienned, red chilli and parsley

Steps

1. Put the fish sauce, chopped lemongrass, brown sugar, lime juice, soya sauce, garlic cloves and vegetable oil into a lip lock bag.
2. Put in the chicken breast and leave to marinate for 30 mins.
3. Remove the chicken breast from the marinade and throw away the marinade left behind.
4. Heat oil on a grill pan and grill the chicken breasts for 4-5 mins on each side until well done, then set them aside.
5. Make diagonal slices 1/2” wide across the breadth.
6. For plating, put steamed rice in a bowl, lay the sliced grilled chicken diagonally, and arrange carrot juliennes, cucumber juliennes and parsley at the sides. Add the red chilli.
7. Enjoy the meal.