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  1. MMMMM-- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

  2. Title: VIETNAMESE - LEMONGRASS CHICKEN

  3. Categories: Vietnamese, Chicken

  4. Yield: 4 servings

  5. - Joe JPMD44A Comiskey -

  6. 3 lb Frying chicken

  7. 1/2 c Lemongrass, about 4 stalks

  8. - minced **

  9. 3 Scallion; all of them

  10. 2 tb Peanut oil

  11. 2 Red chile peppers; chopped

  12. 2 ts Sugar

  13. 1/2 c Chicken stock; fresh / can'd

  14. 1/4 ts Black pepper; freshly ground

  15. 1 ts Salt

  16. MMMMM--GARNISH--

  17. 1/2 c Dry-roasted peanuts; chopped

  18. 2 tb Nuoc Mam **

  19. Coriander leaves; chopped

  20. Hack the chicken into small serving pieces,

  21. chopping through the bones with a very sharp cleaver.

  22. Remove the outer leaves of the lemongrass and finely slice the tender white part at the base of the

  23. stalks. Bruise with a mortar and pestle or the handle

  24. of a cleaver.

  25. Finely slice the scallions, including the green

  26. tops.

  27. Mix the chicken with the salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper,

  28. the lemongrass and scallions and set aside for 30

  29. minutes.

  30. Heat a wok and add the oil, and when the oil is hot

  31. add the chicken mixture and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

  32. Add chile peppers and stir-fry on medium heat for 10 minutes or until chicken no longer looks pink.

  33. Season with sugar and pepper and add the chicken

  34. stock. Stir for a few minutes.

  35. Garnish with the peanuts, "nuoc mam" and coriander.

  36. Serve with rice, if desired.

  37. This quickly prepared but terrifically flavorful

  38. dish is great served with rice paper wrappers. I love

  39. it with a few leaves of mint and basil. This is one

  40. you must try. It is easily done in a wok. By Jeff

  41. Smith The Frugal Gourmet From the 02/05/1992 issue of

  42. The Springfield Union-News Meal-Mastered by Joe

  43. Comiskey 09/05/1992

  44. MMMMM

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