Thai Lemongrass Chicken (Gai Sai Takrai)

Name: Thai Lemongrass Chicken (Gai Sai Takrai) Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 boneless-skinless Chicken Breasts; 4 Tbsp Lime Juice; 4 Tbsp Fish Sauce; 4 Tbsp Chicken Broth; 1-2 tsp ground dried red Thai chilis; 1 tsp Granulated Sugar; 4-5 Kaffir Lime Leaves shredded; 2 Tbsp Shallots chopped; 2 cloves or 2 Tbso thinly sliced Garlic; 4 Tbsp sliced freshLemongrass; 4 Tbsp chopped Onions; 2 Tbsp chopped spring onion (Scallions/green onion); Mix the lime juice and fish sauce and marinade the chicken for about an hour.; Pound the lemongrass with a mallet or meat tenderiser and then very thinkly slice it.; Heat a little oil in a wok or skillet to medium high heat add the shallots onions garlic ground dried red Thai chilis and lemongrass and stir fry until aromatic.; Add the chicken and marinade and stir fry until it starts to change color. Add the remaining ingredients and stir fry until heated through and the chicken is fully cooked.; Serve with steamed Thai Jamine rice.; Can also be made with shrimp

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Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 boneless-skinless Chicken Breasts4 Tbsp Lime Juice4 Tbsp Fish Sauce4 Tbsp Chicken Broth1-2 tsp ground dried red Thai chilis1 tsp Granulated Sugar4-5 Kaffir Lime Leaves, shredded2 Tbsp Shallots, chopped 2 cloves or 2 Tbso thinly sliced Garlic, 4 Tbsp sliced freshLemongrass4 Tbsp chopped Onions2 Tbsp chopped spring onion (Scallions/green onion)Mix the lime juice and fish sauce, and marinade the chicken for about an hour.Pound the lemongrass with a mallet or meat tenderiser, and then very thinkly slice it.Heat a little oil in a wok or skillet to medium high heat, add the shallots, onions, garlic, ground dried red Thai chilis and lemongrass, and stir fry until aromatic.Add the chicken and marinade and stir fry until it starts to change color. Add the remaining ingredients and stir fry until heated through and the chicken is fully cooked.Serve with steamed Thai Jamine rice.Can also be made with shrimp

Directions

Serves 4

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STARRBYRD.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 160.7
Total Fat: 1.7 g
Cholesterol: 68.6 mg
Sodium: 1,562.9 mg
Total Carbs: 5.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
Protein: 29.4 g

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Member Reviews

LISABEE0205
Exceptional. Loved it. Served it with a bit of brown rice and some veggies. - 3/6/09