Sunday, September 5, 2010

Chicken and Lemongrass, Cambodian Style





Ingredients (4 Serves):
- 400g chicken thigh or breast fillet, sliced
- 4 tbsp Lemongrass paste, Cambodian style*
- 1 medium green capsicum, sliced
- 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp chili flake/powder (optional)
- 2 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 5 tbsp peanut, crushed
- Rice to serve

Preparation:
- Heat oil in a saucepan, fry garlic until golden brown.
- Add lemongrass paste, chili flakes, stir well and enjoy the smell :)
- Add chicken and the sauces, and stir until the meat is well cooked
- Add capsicum and onion, combine well and add peanut.
- Serve with rice

Note:
* Please see Lemongrass paste recipe

Spicy broccoli and seafood marinara

Ingredients:
- 2 medium broccoli, cut into small florets
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 300g of seafood marinara mix*
- 1 tbsp of finely chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp of finely chopped ginger
- 3 tbsp of Gochujang (Korean chili paste)**
- 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp of light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of fish sauce
- 3 tbsp of cooking oil
- Rice to serve

Preparation:
- Combine the sauce and the chili paste in a small bowl
- Heat the oil the saucepan and fry the garlic and ginger until golden brown, add the seafood mix, carrot slices and 1/3 of the sauce, and stir until half-cooked.
- Add the broccoli and the rest of the sauce, and stir well until combined.
- Serve with rice.

Note:
* Seafood marinara mix is usually a combination of Fish fillet, mussel, squid and prawn
** Vary the amount of chili paste to your favorite and your chili tolerance degree :-)