Larb Gai (Spicy Chicken with Lime Juice)
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 4 tsp. lime juice
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1½ tbsp. rice powder
- 1/2 tsp. msg (optional)
- 1 red onion
- 1 tsp. ground red pepper
- 1½ tbsp. fish sauce
- 2 green onions
- 1 stalk lemon grass
- 3 oz. fresh mint leaves
Preparation
Thinly slice red onion and lemon grass. Chop green onions into small pieces. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breasts in baking pan and place in oven. Bake for 15 minutes.
Change heat to broil and leave 5 more minutes, or until the meat is cooked. Remove beasts from oven and let cool. With a sharp knife, remove bones from chicken.
Chop meat with cleaver to a coarse consistancy. Place in a deep bowl. Add all other ingredients one at a time while stirring. Reserve lime juice as the final ingredient to be added. Place on serving plate bed of lettuce. Serves 2.