kaffir

kaffir lime chicken

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INGREDIENTS
1 chicken breast, sliced into bite sized pieces
2T fish sauce
1tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth
about 2 tsp palm sugar
10-15 kaffir leaves, fine chiffonade
1 stalk of lemongrass, minced
small knob of galanga, sliced
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 red chili, sliced
2 tsp oil

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Marinate chicken in fish sauce, soy sauce, palm sugar and pepper
  2. Heat wok with about 2 teaspoons oil till smoking
  3. Add galanga and lemongrass and saute for 1 minute.  Then add garlic and kaffir lime 
  4. Add chicken and stir-fry till cooked on outside
  5. Add chicken broth, cover, lower heat and simmer till chicken is cooked
  6. Add cornstarch mixed with a bit of broth to thicken as needed
  7. Add chili before serving with hot rice