Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken
Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken – crazy delicious grilled chicken marinated with lemongrass, cilantro and serve with a sweet and savory honey dipping sauce.
A few months ago, when my copy of Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2012 arrived, the lemongrass cilantro chicken recipe immediately caught my eyes.
The recipe head note states that the chicken is called pings, or simple grilled dishes that are very popular all over Laos, and that the lemongrass cilantro chicken is a great example of pings.
I immediately earmarked the lemongrass cilantro chicken recipe and made it over this past weekend.
The grilled chicken was smoky, with the aroma of lemongrass, the fragrance of cilantro leaves, and the sweet, savory, sour, and pungent dipping sauce.
I love it.
Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken Recipe
Lemongrass Cilantro Chicken - crazy delicious grilled chicken marinated with lemongrass, cilantro and serve with a sweet and savory honey dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breast halves with skin
Marinade:
- 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, cut into 1-inch pieces, pounded and bruised
- 1 cup packed chopped cilantro
- 4 large shallots, coarsely chopped
- 8 tablespoons vegetable oil (120 ml)
Honey Dipping Sauce:
- 5 tablespoons water (75 ml)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup small mint leaves for garnishing, (optional)
- 1 lime, sliced for garnishing
Instructions
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Combine the ingredients for the Marinade in a shallow dish. Transfer the chicken into the dish and coat well with the Marinade. Cover the dish and marinate overnight.
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Prepare the Honey Dipping Sauce by combining the water, sugar and honey in a small saucepan and heat it over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolved. Pour the mixture into a bowl and add the crushed red pepper. Let it cool to room temperature before adding the white vinegar and fish sauce. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Refrigerate until use.
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To grill the chicken, scrape the marinade off the chicken breast. Season the chicken with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Grill the chicken with skin side down for about 3-4 minutes, until the skin is lightly burned and crisp. Reduce the heat or move the chicken to another part of the grill with lower heat. Let it cook for another 2 minutes. Turn the chicken over and cook until desire tenderness, about 4-5 minutes.
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Let it rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing the chicken. Serve with warm steamed rice.
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Kitty
This looks succulent and zesty! Can’t wait to try it!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Kitty, yes it’s very good.
ren macatulad
i’ve tried some of your dishes and all turned out great…love lemongrass and cilantro so can’t wait to try this! thanks for sharing!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Easy and delicious recipe! Love the flavors of lemongrass and cilantro!
Jayne
Whoa, I made pretty much the same thing recently without realising it was a Laotian dish!
Anne @ Have a Cookie!
I love all the flavors in this recipe so I’ll definitely be making it!
Jyoti Moon via Facebook
honey chicken was very tasty:)
yasmeen
thanks for the recepe
A New York Foodie
Wow this looks amazing and real easy….will definitely be trying it!
Annemieke Lommaert-Blondeel via Facebook
Hhhmmm, lovely recipe, but just try to get fresh banana leaf in a small village in rural UK…
Annemieke Lommaert-Blondeel via Facebook
Hhhmmm, lovely recipe, but just try to get fresh banana leaf in a small village in rural UK…
joey @ 80 Breakfasts
I love this mix of flavors! I don’t have much experience with Laotian cuisine but judging from this I’m sure I would enjoy it!