meal traditional recipe

INFO

Normally served with Nuoc Cham Sauce (as in the picture) but seems to work better simply with white rice

Details

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb of chicken thighs
  • 2 Garlic Cloves minced
  • 2 Tbsp of lime juice
  • 2 Tbsp of fish sauce
  • 2 Tbsp of brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp of soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp of olive oil
  • 1 stalk of lemon grass, bruised and sliced in chunks
  • Some fresh mint and coriander

Ingredients Nuoc Cham Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup of fish sauce
  • 4 Tbsp of rice vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp of lime juice
  • 2 Tbsp of white sugar
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 red birdeye chili, finely cut
  • Lime wedges

Ingredients Noodle Bowl (per person):

  • Cooked chicken from above
  • 100 g of rice noodle (cooked as per packaging)
  • 1 carrot, julienne (cut in fine sticks)
  • Some cucumber,  julienne (cut in fine sticks)
  • 1 cup of iceberg lettuce, finely slices
  • Soy bean sprouts
  • Mint
  • Coriander

Method

  1. Place all the ingredient in a bowl along with the chicken

  2. Refrigerate for a few hours minimum, but better overnight

  3. The next day, heat some oil in a pan, cook the chicken over high heat

  4. Let the chicken rest for 5 mn, then slice the chicken 

Serve over white rice or rice noodles with some sliced mint and coriander.

If you want to go with the traditional Nuoc Cham Sauce over a noodle bowl:

Method Sauce

  1. Combine all the Ingredients

Method Bowl

  1. In a bowl, add noodles and all the ingredients, chicken on top, then some mint and coriander

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Traditional
Serve2
Preparation Time20 mn + overnigh
Cooking Time15 mn
Temperature
AuthorsPascal Crausaz
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