Chicken With Mushrooms And Lemongrass

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 medium garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 4 slices gingerroot, shredded
• 3 scallions, finely chopped
• 2 stalks lemongrass, inner leaves very finely shredded
• peanut oil
• 3 hot red chili peppers, seeds discarded, finely chopped
• 3/4 lb diced chicken
• 3 medium field mushrooms, cut in small segments
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons nam pla (thai fish sauce)
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar or 1 teaspoon palm sugar
• 3 leaves thai basil or 3 leaves fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a wok or frying pan, and cook garlic, ginger, scallions, and lemongrass on medium high until the garlic is golden.
• 2 add peppers to pan and cook briefly before removing from heat.
• 3 in the pan, pour in more peanut oil and heat until almost smoking.
• 4 add the chicken and leave it to brown.
• 5 fry, stirring, until golden and sticky on all sides.
• 6 add the mushrooms.
• 7 when they are tender, add the spices back to the pan.
• 8 mix the lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar separately, then pour it into the hot pan.
• 9 toss in the basil or mint and eat immediately.