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Lemongrass Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Lemongrass Chicken

13 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

a favourite vietnamese dish

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

610
Calories
40g
Protein
31g
Fat
44g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Coriander not in our table 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

  • 500g chicken thigh fillets (or breast)
  • 2tbsp fish sauce
  • 1tbsp white sugar (preferably fine caster sugar)
  • 1.5 lemongrass sticks finely diced
  • 1 birds eye chilli (adjust amount to your liking)
  • 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp oil (sunflower preferred)
  • 1 white onion (sliced)
  • 125ml chicken stock
  • For the garnish:
  • 1 handful of coriander leaves
  • cracked pepper
  • sliced green spring onions or fried red onions/shallots (optional)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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