Lemongrass Chicken

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This lemongrass chickenhearted look is easy to make. Chicken thighs are coasted ina flavorful lemongrass marinade and grilled until juicy and tender.

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What is Lemongrass Chicken?

Lemongrass chickenhearted is celebrated successful Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, among galore others. This crockery is reminiscent of a favourite I bask astatine a section Vietnamese restaurant; it’s flavorful and pairs good pinch almost immoderate caller side.

Lemongrass itself is an herb pinch a ray citrus scent and adds awesome spirit to marinades. Most market stores transportation stalks of lemongrass adjacent nan different caller herbs. You tin besides switch it pinch a lemongrass paste if you’d prefer.

To hole lemongrass, peel disconnected nan reliable outer layers and finely chop aliases mince nan tender center. More specifications connected mentation below!

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Ingredient Tips for Lemongrass Chicken

Chicken: Boneless skinless chickenhearted thighs are my first prime for this look arsenic they are juicy and delicoius. You tin usage chickenhearted cutlets aliases breasts. If utilizing chickenhearted breasts, I urge pounding it to ½-inch thick.
Lemongrass: Lemongrass is nan cardinal constituent successful this recipe, adding a delicate citrus flavor. You tin besides usage lemongrass paste (check nan look notes). While it’s not nan aforesaid flavor, a spot of citrus zest tin beryllium utilized arsenic a substitute.
Aromatics: Garlic and ginger adhd a batch of spirit to this recipe, dried is not recommended.
Fish sauce: I emotion nan savory spirit food condiment adds to nan marinade.
Brown sugar: Brown sweetener adds sweetness and helps nan chickenhearted to caramelize. It tin beryllium replaced pinch honey.

Variations

Spice up nan marinade pinch other reddish capsicum flakes, achromatic pepper, Thai basil, sriracha, Thai chili paste, aliases gochujang.

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To hole lemongrass for this recipe, trim nan stalk into pieces 3 to 4 inches agelong and region nan tough, woody outer layers. Finely chop nan tender wrong portion.

Storing Leftover Lemongrass Chicken

Keep leftover lemongrass chickenhearted successful a covered instrumentality successful nan refrigerator for up to 4 days and frost portions successful zippered bags for up to a month.

Reheat lemongrass chickenhearted successful nan microwave aliases aerial fryer and service arsenic a caller repast pinch saccharine chili sauce, aliases adhd leftovers to a speedy operation fry aliases a coconut curry soup.

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Lemongrass Chicken

This lemongrass chickenhearted has a saccharine and savory marinade and is grilled to juicy perfection.

Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 16 minutes

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▢ 8 boneless skinless chickenhearted thighs about 1 ½ lbs
▢ 3 tablespoons brown sugar
▢ 2 tablespoons soy sauce
▢ 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
▢ 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
▢ 2 tablespoons fresh lemongrass minced
▢ 1 ½ tablespoons minced caller ginger see notes
▢ 3 cloves garlic minced
▢ ¼ teaspoon red capsicum flakes optional

To hole lemongrass, trim it into pieces 3 to 4 inches agelong and region nan tough, woody outer layers. Finely chop nan tender wrong portion.
In a mean bowl, harvester brownish sugar, soy sauce, food sauce, lime juice, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and reddish capsicum flakes if using.
Add nan chickenhearted thighs and flip good to coat. Marinate astatine slightest 1 hr aliases up to 8 hours.
Preheat nan grill to medium-high. Cook nan chickenhearted 3 to 4 minutes per broadside aliases until it reaches 165°F successful nan thickest part.

Lemongrass subsitute: You tin switch lemongrass pinch a lemongrass paste if you’d prefer.

Chicken breasts: If utilizing chickenhearted breasts successful spot of chickenhearted thighs, lb nan breasts to ½-inch thickness earlier marinating and grill 6 to 7 minutes per side.

Serving suggestion: Our favourite measurement to service this chickenhearted is pinch atom noodles aliases complete atom pinch caller lime, caller vegetables specified arsenic cucumbers, legume sprouts, pea shoots, and caller herbs for illustration basil, cilantro, and/or mint.

Store leftovers successful an airtight instrumentality successful nan refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition accusation provided is an estimate and will alteration based connected cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Chicken, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Asian

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Holly Nilsson is nan creator of Spend With Pennies, wherever she creates easy, comforting recipes made for existent life. With a passion for nostalgic flavors and simplified techniques, Holly helps engaged location cooks create delicious meals that ever work. She is besides nan writer of “Everyday Comfort,” which promises to animate moreover much hearty, home-cooked meals.
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