Recipe taken from Gimme Some Oven
I grew lemongrass in the back, and haven't used it all season, so wanted to use.
I served with (Vietnamese) jasmine rice and broccoli.
Ingredients:
-1/4 cup lime juice (used 2 limes)
-3 Tbsp fish sauce (felt was a bit too much/salty)
-2 Tbsp maple syrup (or brown sugar)
-2 Tbsp avocado oil
-1 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
-4 small garlic cloves
-2 stalks lemongrass, tender white parts only, roughly chopped
-1 medium shallot, peeled and halved (or half of a small red onion)
-2 lbs chicken breasts cut into pieces
-pepper (wasn't listed in ingredients, but then listed in instructions?)
Instructions:
1. Combine lime juice, fish sauce, maple syrup, oil, soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, lemongrass, and shallot in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth.
2. Set aside a little bit of marinade for Vietnamese rice (if doing).
3. Marinate with chicken for at least 30 min
4. Dump in pan and cook.
Vietnamese rice:
I had an extra shallot!
Cooked shallot + serrano + extra marinade --> add to cooked rice
Notes:
Recipe calls for grilling, but I just dumped the whole thing in the pan and chicken basically boiled. I wanted to cook the chicken with the marinade, though.
Could consider leaving chicken as tenders and bake in oven without the marinade.
Served with broccoli.
