Fried Chicken with Lemongrass

Fried Chicken with Lemongrass (gai tod dta-krai) is a very easy snack dish which goes great with beer! Boiling the chicken first makes it juicy and tender.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chicken (legs and wings work best)
  • enough oil to coat your pan 1″ deep
  • 3 lemongrass stalks
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Rinse and boil the chicken for about 15-20 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
  2. Cut the chicken into pieces, larger than bite-size (about 1.5-2.5″ long).
  3. Cut the lemongrass stalks into 1″ segments, and smash in a stone mortar and pestle until stringy.
  4. Fry the lemongrass first in the oil on medium-high heat. When crispy set aside. Add the chicken, but make sure the oil is hot before you drop the chicken in. It’ll probably splatter a lot, so you might want to use one of those splatter screens.
  5. Remove the fried chicken and drain. Place into a pot with the lemongrass. Cover with a lid and shake hard to mix well.
  6. Serve. Goes well with beer!

Note:

This recipe is similar to Fried Chicken with Salt, but using lemongrass instead. Both are common beer or snack foods, usually shared with friends.

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Boil

Boil the chicken for 15-20 minutes

Cut

Drain well and cut into 3-4" pieces

Smash

Smash the lemongrass into strings

Fry

Fry the chicken & lemongrass until browned

Shake

Shake the chicken and lemongrass in a pot