Lemongrass-Cilantro Chicken with Honey Dipping Sauce

Name: Lemongrass-Cilantro Chicken with Honey Dipping Sauce
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp Asian fish sauce; 4 boneless chicken breast halves, with skin; 237 milliliters packed cup chopped cilantro; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 2 teaspoons honey; 2 large stalks fresh lemongrass, cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 servings Lime wedges, for serving; 237 milliliters mint leaves; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 larges shallots, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons sugar; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 79 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp white vinegar

Lemongrass-Cilantro Chicken with Honey Dipping Sauce is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 419 calories, 26g of protein, and 30g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. A mixture of asian fish sauce, mint leaves, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the lime wedges you could follow this main course with the Frozen Key Lime Pie as a dessert. It will be a hit at your The Super Bowl event.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the water, sugar and honey and cook over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute.

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Honey

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Pour the mixture into a heatproof bowl and add the crushed red pepper.

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Red Pepper Flakes

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Bowl

Let cool to room temperature.

Add the vinegar and fish sauce and season with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Fish Sauce

Vinegar

Using the side of a chef's knife or a rolling pin, bruise the pieces of lemongrass.

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Lemon Grass

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Rolling Pin

Transfer to a large, shallow dish.

Add the cilantro, shallots and vegetable oil and mix well.

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Vegetable Oil

Cilantro

Shallot

Add the chicken and coat thoroughly with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bring the chicken to room temperature before grilling.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Scrape the marinade off of the chicken breasts. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and grill, skin side down, over moderately high heat until the skin is lightly charred and crisp, about 3 minutes. Move the chicken to a cooler part of the grill or reduce the heat to moderate and grill for 2 minutes longer. Turn the chicken and cook until white throughout, about 5 minutes longer.

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Chicken Breast