Lemongrass Chicken

Name: Lemongrass Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp Asian fish sauce; 4 boneless chicken breast halves, with skin (about 7 ounces each); 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, tender white inner bulbs only, smashed and coarsely chopped; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 113 grams large shallots, coarsely chopped; 1 Thai chile, chopped; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Lemongrass Chicken is a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 main course. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 191 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up asian fish sauce, shallots, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor, combine the lemongrass with the shallots, garlic, chile and fish sauce and pulse to a coarse paste. Set the chicken breasts on a plate, skin side down.

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Fish Sauce

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Spread the paste on the fleshy side of the chicken, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Bring the chicken to room temperature before cooking.

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Whole Chicken

Spread

Preheat the oven to 45

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Transfer the chicken, skin side down, to paper towels.

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Whole Chicken

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Heat the oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet.

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Add the chicken, skin side down, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat until lightly browned on the bottom, about 5 minutes.

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Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the chicken for 7 minutes, or until it is deep golden on the bottom. Carefully turn the chicken, season with salt and pepper and roast for 5 minutes longer, or until cooked through. Set the chicken breasts on a platter or plates and serve.

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Whole Chicken

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