BBQ Grilled Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken

Main Dishes
Poultry
Summer Picnic
Vietnamese
PREP TIME:
2 hours

SERVES:

8

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

0.5 hour
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INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 sweet onion (medium-size), finely minced
  • 3 garlic cloves, grated
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 3 lemongrass stalks, finely minced.
  • 4 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp mushroom soy sauce
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 8 pieces of boneless, skinless chicken

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Chop lemongrass stalks into small pieces. Using a food suppressor, mince lemongrass finely.
  2. 2.
    Grate the garlic.
  3. 3.
    Grate the ginger.
  4. 4.
    Mince onions.
  5. 5.
    Combine fish sauce, lemon juice, mushroom soy sauce, sugar and black pepper in a large bowl.
  6. 6.
    Add onions, garlic, ginger and lemongrass into the bowl. Mix well until sugar is dissolved.
  7. 7.
    Add chicken into the bowl. Mix well until all the chicken pieces are well coated with the marinade. Cover the meat in marinade in the fridge for minimum 2 hours or best overnight.
  8. 8.
    Prepare the dipping sauce per below.
  9. 9.
    When ready to cook, grill marinaded chicken for about 15 minutes over medium heat. Flip to other side every 5 minutes until chicken is golden brown. Test chicken for doneness. Ready to serve with dipping sauce.
Dipping Sauce
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 red fresh chili pepper (or 1 tbsp dry red pepper as replacement)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Chop the chili pepper and then pound chili using a mortar and pestle until finely minced. Transfer to a small bowl.
  2. 2.
    Add fish sauce, vinegar, and sugar into the bowl. Mix until sugar has been dissolved. Cover the sauce in Fridge.