Chicken With Mushrooms Lemongrass And Chili Recipes

CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND LEMONGRASS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wok or frying pan, and cook garlic, ginger, scallions, and lemongrass on medium high until the garlic is golden.
• Add peppers to pan and cook briefly before removing from heat.
• In the pan, pour in more peanut oil and heat until almost smoking.
• Add the chicken and leave it to brown.
• Fry, stirring, until golden and sticky on all sides.
• Add the mushrooms.
• When they are tender, add the spices back to the pan.
• Mix the lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar separately, then pour it into the hot pan.
• Toss in the basil or mint and eat immediately.

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in covered pot for the pasta.
• Chop the shallots and garlic in the food processor.
• Heat to very hot a nonstick pan large enough to hold all the ingredients,reduce heat to medium-high and pour in the oil.Saute the shallots and garlic until they begin to brown.
• Wash and dry the chicken,and slice into strips 1/4 inch wide. Add to the pan, and saute quickly on both sides to brown.
• Meanwhile, wash,trim and slice the whole mushrooms;wash and trim the stems from the broccoli.When the chicken is browned,push to the side, add the mushrooms and broccoli and reduce heat to medium.
• Remove the tough outer leaves from the lemongrass. Trim the bottoms,and thinly slice the bulbous parts. Grate the ginger; trim, seed and mince the chili. Add the lemongrass and ginger along with the chili, fish sauce, lime juice, curry powder and chicken stock to the chicken mixture, and cook, covered, over medium-low heat.
• Cook the noodles according to package instructions.
• Stir the coconut milk and sugar into the chicken.
• Wash and chop the cilantro. When the broccoli is cooked, remove from heat. When noodles are cooked, drain, and top with chicken-mixture; sprinkle with cilantro.