Chicken with Lemon Grass

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons

2

4 cloves

5 cm

3 stems

2 teaspoons

500 g

2 teaspoons

1 tablespoon
Cooking oil

Medium brown onions, roughly chopped

Garlic, finely chopped

Piece fresh ginger, finely grated

Lemon grass (white part only), very finely sliced

Green chili, chopped

Chicken thigh fillets, thinly sliced

Sugar

Fish sauce

Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves and Vietnamese mint, to garnish

Directions:
Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying or wok.
Add the onion, garlic, ginger, lemon grass and chili,
and stir over medium heat until the mixture is lightly golden.
Take care not to burn the mixture or it will become bitter.
Increase heat to high, when the pan is very hot,
add the chicken and toss well.
Sprinkle the sugar over the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes,
tossing regularly until the chicken is just cooked.
Add the fish sauce, cook for another 2 minutes and serve immediately, garnished with coriander and mint.