Vietnamese Grilled Chicken and Eggplant

Name: Vietnamese Grilled Chicken and Eggplant
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 567 grams boneless chicken thighs (about; 2 Tbsps chopped cilantro; 1 pinch Pinch of crushed red pepper; 4 Asian eggplants, halved lengthwise; 1 Tbsp fish sauce; 2 garlic cloves; 59 milliliters fresh lime juice; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 scallion, white and light green part only, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 2 Tbsps water

The recipe Vietnamese Grilled Chicken and Eggplant could satisfy your Vietnamese craving in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 530 calories, 28g of protein, and 35g of fat. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course for The Fourth Of July. If you have chicken thighs, sugar, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Light a grill or preheat the broiler. In a mortar, mash the garlic with the sugar, crushed red pepper and a large pinch each of salt and pepper until a paste forms. Stir in the lime juice and cilantro.

Ingredients you will need

Red Pepper Flakes

Salt And Pepper

Lime Juice

Cilantro

Garlic

Sugar

Equipment you will use

Broiler

Mortar And Pestle

Grill

Transfer half of the mixture to a medium bowl and stir in the water, fish sauce and scallion to make a dipping sauce.

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Dipping Sauce

Fish Sauce

Green Onions

Water

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Bowl

Brush the eggplants with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil and season with salt and pepper. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Stir the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil into the remaining garlic-lime mixture and spread it all over the chicken. Grill or broil the chicken and eggplants, turning once, until cooked through, about 5 minutes for the eggplants and 12 minutes for the chicken.

Ingredients you will need

Salt And Pepper

Eggplant

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Spread

Lime

Cooking Oil

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Grill

Transfer to a platter and serve at once with the dipping sauce.

Ingredients you will need

Dipping Sauce

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

567grams

boneless chicken thighs (about 2Tbsps

chopped cilantro 1pinch

Pinch of crushed red pepper 4

Asian eggplants, halved lengthwise 1Tbsp

fish sauce 2

garlic cloves 59milliliters

fresh lime juice 4servings

Salt and freshly ground pepper 1

scallion, white and light green part only, thinly sliced 2teaspoons

sugar 3Tbsps

vegetable oil 2Tbsps

water

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Indaba Chenin Blanc with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.