Chicken With Lemon Grass And Chili - Ga Xao Xa Ot

Recipe Ingredients

3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Chicken
4		Garlic
1		Onion (large)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Vegetable oil
1		Salt
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced lemon grass
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground chilies
4 tablespoons	60ml	Fish sauce - (nuoc mam)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Granulated sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Caramel sauce
1 cup	237ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Rinse chicken and dry well. Cut into small pieces. Peel garlic and slice finely. Cut onion into halves lengthwise and then cut lengthwise into 1/2 inch strips. Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add a pinch of of salt, garlic and onion.

Fry over medium heat until onion is opaque. Add lemon grass and chili. Fry 1 - 2 minutes until fragrant. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned. Add fish sauce, sugar and caramel sauce. Mix well. Add 1 cup water and cook 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Stir occasionally and add water if necessary.

CARAMEL SAUCE: Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 4 tablespoons of water in heavy saucepan.

Bring to a boil over medium heat and let boil until mixture changes color. Turn heat down to low and heat until brown. Add 1/2 cup water to mixture. Stir until sugar dissolved. Remove from heat and store in jar in refrigerator.

Source:
365 Ways to Wok

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