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thai lemongrass chicken w sweet chili lime sauce

blentz8 avatar
Recipe by
barbara lentz
@blentz8
beulah, MI

This is so good. Sweet, salty, amazing flavorful chicken. Can eat this all the time.

yield 4 -6
prep time 3 Hr
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For thai lemongrass chicken w sweet chili lime sauce

  • FOR THE CHICKEN
  • 6
    bone in chicken thighs
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemongrass paste
  • 2 sm
    shallots
  • 6 clove
    garlic
  • 1 Tbsp
    ginger grated
  • 2
    red chilies
  • 2 Tbsp
    fish sauce
  • 2 Tbsp
    soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 1 can
    coconut milk
  • FOR THE SAUCE
  • 1
    lime juiced
  • 2 Tbsp
    rice vinegar
  • 2 clove
    garlic minced
  • 3 Tbsp
    fish sauce
  • 1/2 c
    honey
  • 1 Tbsp
    sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tsp
    cornstarch dissolved in 3 tbsp water
  • JASMINE RICE
  • 2 c
    jasmine rice
  • 2 1/2 c
    water
  • furikake seasoning (optional)

How To Make thai lemongrass chicken w sweet chili lime sauce

  • 1
    For the Chicken Mix the lemongrass, shallots, garlic, ginger and red chilies together in a food processor until a paste is made. Place the chicken in a baking pan or roaster. Pierce the chicken with a fork then rub the paste over the entire outside of chicken. Place in refrigerator and let marinate for 3 to 6 hours.
  • 2
    Mix the fish sauce soy sauce, brown sugar, and coconut milk together. Drizzle this over the chicken. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes until the chicken skin turns golden brown.
  • 3
    While the chicken is baking make the Sweet lime sauce. Mix the lime juice, rice vinegar garlic, fish sauce, honey, and sweet chili sauce in a saucepan. bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch and water together and add to the sauce to thicken. Set aside.
  • 4
    For the Jasmine rice. Place the rice in a large Dutch oven. Add the water and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Let cook 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit covered for another 15 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Add Furikake seasoning if using.
  • 5
    Remove chicken from oven. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Strain the pan sauce discarding the solids. Bring the pan sauce to a boil and mix another tsp. of cornstarch together with water. Add to the pan sauce to thicken.
  • 6
    To serve Place rice on plate. Top with pan sauce then a piece of chicken Drizzle with Sweet lime sauce.
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