Isaan-style Grilled Chicken (kai Yaan) And Nonya-style Bean Curd Salad (taukwa Goreng)

Ingredients

Ingredients For the chicken
  • 4 lemongrass stalks, tough outer layer removed, inner layers finely sliced

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1 tsp caster sugar

  • 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

  • 3 fresh coriander roots or 6 coriander stems, finely chopped

  • 1 tbsp crushed black peppercorns

  • 1 tbsp fish sauce

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on, each cut into 4 pieces

  • 4 boneless chicken thighs, skin on, halved

For the dressing
  • 4 tbsp skinless raw peanuts or raw cashew nuts

  • 3cm/1¼in piece fresh root ginger, finely chopped

  • 2 fresh chillies, seeds removed, finely chopped

  • 4 shallots, finely chopped

  • 1 tbsp palm sugar or soft brown sugar

  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce

  • 3 tbsp tamarind pulp

  • 3 tbsp warm water

For the bean curd salad
  • vegetable oil, for deep-frying

  • 250g/9oz firm bean curd

  • 200g/7oz mangetout, trimmed, finely sliced

  • 150g/5oz bean sprouts, trimmed, rinsed

  • 1 large cucumber, seeds removed, finely sliced

  • 1 red sweet pepper, seeds removed, finely sliced

  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped

  • handful fresh coriander leaves

Description

Recipe Uses 4 Lemongrass Stalks, Tough Outer Layer Removed, Inner Layers Finely Sliced, 1 Tsp Salt, 1 Tsp Caster Sugar, 6 Garlic Cloves, Finely...

BBC Favicon BBC
View Full Recipe



MS Found Country:US image description
Back to top