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Thai BBQ Chicken

This is one of my favorite recipes, reworked for LC (the original had noodles and rice papers). I just love the way it makes the dinner table come alive when a group is sharing from a communal dish. If you have eaten mu shu pork or chicken, or, dine in Vietnamese restaurants, you will be familiar with the eating technique. If you like pork rinds, they are a great to eat with the sauce or put in the bundle.

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Small bunch fresh cilantro - washed, dried
  = (preferably with the roots)
1 teaspoon 5mlCoarsely-ground black pepper
3 tablespoons 45mlFish sauce
2   Garlic cloves - smashed
6   Boneless chicken breast halves
  = (or 8 boneless thighs)
1   Leaf or butter lettuce - washed, dried
1/2   English cucumber cut thin half-moons
1   Small bunch mint - washed, dried
  Thai Sweet And Sour Chili Dipping Sauce - (see recipe)
4 tablespoons 60mlChopped roasted peanuts

Recipe Instructions

Divide the bunch of cilantro in half and coarsely chop one of the halves. Cut off the stems of the other half. Combine the chopped half with the garlic, fish sauce and black pepper in a blender or food processor and process to a paste. Pour over the chicken and toss well to coat. Marinate for at least 2 hours or ideally, overnight.

Preheat the barbecue or broiler to medium-high. Cook the chicken 4 to 5 minutes on each side until the skin is crisp and the chicken is cooked all the way through.

Arrange the lettuce, cucumber mint and remaining half of the cilantro on a large platter. Place 4 tablespoons each of the sauce into 4 individual dipping bowls and sprinkle with the peanuts. Cut the chicken into 3/4-inch slices and place on the platter.

To eat, take a lettuce leaf and tear it in half. Place a few slices of cucumber, a few mint and cilantro leaves and a slice or two of chicken on the leaf. Roll up into a snug bundle, dip into the sauce and eat. Warning! Don't make your bundle too big or it will fall all over the place when you bite into it.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Total Carbohydrates: 53.93 grams

Total Carbohydrates minus Fiber: 16.07 grams

Carbohydrates per Serving: 13.48 grams

Carbohydrates per Serving minus Fiber: 4.01 grams

Source:
Karen's Gourmet Low-Carb Recipes at http://www.lowcarb.ca

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