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Grilled Vietnamese Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Grilled Vietnamese Chicken

12 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Grilled Vietnamese Chicken

Fish sauce is a salty and pungent seasoning popular in Vietnam and Thailand. The amber liquid is the filtered extract of small fish (often anchovies), salt and water that has been left to ferment in the sun. It is essential to countless dishes, especially Asian dipping sauces.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

771
Calories
40g
Protein
45g
Fat
56g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • 4 shallots, 2 chopped and 2 sliced
  • 1 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 6 Tbs. rice vinegar
  • 3 Tbs. Asian fish sauce
  • 2 Tbs. soy sauce
  • 2 Tbs. firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 lb. chicken breast halves and/or thighs
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 5 Tbs. corn or peanut oil
  • 1 large English cucumber, thinly sliced

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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