Chicken with lemongrass & coconut

Name: Chicken with lemongrass & coconut
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 x 400ml cans coconut milk; 3 Tbsps fish sauce; 1 3cm ginger or galangal, finely chopped; 2 lemongrass stalks, finely sliced; 6 freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves (Barts is very good); 1 fresh red chilli, chopped; 2 teaspoons light muscovado sugar; 500 grams boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks; 2 Tbsps lime juice; 1 handful good fresh basil and coriander, roughly chopped; 250 grams Thai rice, cooked following pack instructions, to serve

Chicken with lemongrass & coconut takes about 40 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 262 calories, 21g of protein, and 3g of fat each. It works well as a reasonably priced main course. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires muscovado sugar, fish sauce, cm piece ginger, and lemongrass stalks. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken in Coconut Milk with Lemongrass, Thai Chicken Coconut Soup with Lemongrass, and Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk and Lemongrass.

Instructions

Tip all the ingredients except the chicken, lime juice and herbs into a pan, bring to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered at a relaxed bubble for 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Lime Juice

Whole Chicken

Herbs

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Add the chicken, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, until the chicken is tender. Stir in the lime juice, then scatter over the herbs before serving with rice.

Ingredients you will need

Lime Juice

Whole Chicken

Herbs

Rice