Grilled Lemongrass-Lime Chicken With Jicama Slaw and Rice Noodle |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Light and flavorful Thai inspired dish that will wow your grill! This recipe is adapted from Redbook magazine and the Lexington Herald-Leader. I prefer to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs, but any cut of chicken would be excellent. The most time consuming aspect of this recipe is the preparation of the marinade, but it is well worth the reward! Ingredients:
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken (thighs preferred) |
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro |
4 tablespoons fish sauce or 4 tablespoons soy sauce |
3 tablespoons chopped lemongrass, bulbs |
3 smashed garlic cloves |
2 teaspoons lime zest |
3 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice |
1 teaspoon fresh ground white pepper (or black) |
1/4 cup julienned scallion |
1/2 cup julienned red bell pepper |
1/4 cup julienned jicama |
1/2 cup julienned snow peas |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1 tablespoon chili sauce |
1 tablespoon spicy sesame oil |
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds |
2 cups rice noodles (linguine shaped works best) |
1 dash extra virgin olive oil |
2 sprigs cilantro (to garnish) |
Directions:
1. Chicken:.
2. Puree cilantro, 2 tbsp fish/soy sauce, lemongrass bulb, garlic, lime zest, lime juice and ground pepper in blender to a course paste.
3. Coat chicken with mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Turn chicken (recoating with excess in dish) 15 minutes after refrigerating.
4. Jicama Slaw:.
5. Place scallions, peppers, jicama and snow peas in large mixing bowl. Whisk sugar, 1 tbsp fish/soy sauce, chili sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds in small mixing bowl. Pour sauce mixture onto vegetables and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve (can be made 24 hrs ahead).
6. Remove chicken from refrigerator and prepare grill medium to high heat.
7. Boil water for rice noodles.
8. Grill chicken (with marinade paste on) until cooked thoroughly. Remove from heat, cover and let rest.
9. Add noodles to boiling water and turn off heat. Let soak until tender and drain (adding a dash of extra-virgin olive oil to prevent sticking).
10. Plate noodles and top with slaw. Add chicken on top of noodles and slaw and garnish with cilantro.
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