Thai Chicken With Dipping Sauce And Mint Recipe

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Thai Chicken With Dipping Sauce And Mint
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
83
Calories
Total time
4
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • you will need to marinate the chicken overnight or as long as possible before cooking.
  • 1 large bunch mint ( at least 36 leaves)
  • for the marinade
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce (nam plao)
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • for the dipping sauce
  • 4 tbsp caster sugar
  • 3 1/2 oz/100 ml rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 5 red chilis , deseeded and chopped (if you prefer heat then leave the seeds. the thais do!)
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • dash salt

Directions:

  1. Cut the chicken breasts into small cubes or chunks. Make 24-36 chunks.
  2. Tumble in a bowl or container with the fish sauce, garlic and sugar. Cover the chicken and marinade mixture and leave overnight in the refrigerator.
  3. Sauce:
  4. Stir all sauce ingredients, EXCEPT lime juice and salt, in a pan. Bring to a bubbling boil and cook until reduced and syrupy.
  5. Lightly salt and leave to go cold.
  6. Process with a hand blender until fairly smooth , then stir in lime juice.
  7. Cool in refrigerator overnight. Remove one hour before serving.
  8. When ready to serve:
  9. Preheat wok and oil
  10. Drain chicken from marinade
  11. Fry in a fairly deep pool of oil for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
  12. Drain on paper towel.
  13. Arrange chicken and mint leaves on a plate or platter. Place the dipping sauce in a small bowl and place on the platter to the side. Arrange a bundle of skewers or cocktail sticks next to the bowl.
  14. Wrap the chicken chunk in a mint leaf and dip into the sauce using a bamboo skewer.
  15. **If you do not have time to make the sauce you can buy a good quality bottle of Thai dipping sauce and add the lime juice before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 83.18 Kcal (348 kJ)
Calories from fat 7.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.81g 1%
Cholesterol 2.05mg 1%
Sodium 527.83mg 22%
Potassium 158.75mg 3%
Total Carbs 17.6g 6%
Sugars 14.56g 58%
Dietary Fiber 0.82g 3%
Protein 1.86g 4%
Vitamin C 56mg 93%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 12.1mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 91.44 Kcal (383 kJ)
Calories from fat 8.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.89g 1%
Cholesterol 2.25mg 1%
Sodium 580.21mg 22%
Potassium 174.51mg 3%
Total Carbs 19.35g 6%
Sugars 16.01g 58%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%
Protein 2.04g 4%
Vitamin C 61.5mg 93%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 13.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.6
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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