Tamarind Chicken
By www.foodlovers.co.nz
With thanks this tasty recipe is from the food lovers website.
Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 500 g chicken thigh fillets, sliced into strips
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 small red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste soaked in 1/4 cup hot water and then squeezed (alternatively use 2 tablespoons lemon juice with 1 teaspoon brown sugar)
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- coriander leaves
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- Method
Place chicken, fish sauce, sugar, chilli, lemon rind, garlic and oil in a bowl and leave to marinate for 20 minutes. Heat a wok or frying pan over a high heat and cook the chicken until golden brown. Add the tamarind water and chicken stock and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with coriander leaves and serve.