Chicken In The Grass Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON GRASS

Steps:

• If you are using fresh lemon grass, discard the outer leaves and upper half of the stalk. Cut into thin slices and chop fine. If you are using dried lemon grass, soak in warm water for 1 hour, then drain and chop fine. Place the lemon grass, garlic, shallots, chilies, sugar, salt, fish sauce and 2 tablespoons water in a blender and blend to a paste.
• Rinse the chicken well and pat dry. Carefully loosen the skin on the breast and legs, pushing your fingers between the skin and meat to form a pocket. Rub half of the lemon grass paste over the meat under the skin. Rub the remaining paste over the skin and inside the cavity. Tuck the wings underneath; tie the legs with twine. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and continue roasting for 1 1/4 hours, basting the chicken with the vegetable oil and the pan juices. The chicken is done when it registers 180 to 185 degrees on an instant-reading meat thermometer. Let the chicken stand for 10 minutes. Serve with white rice and nuoc cham dipping sauce (see recipe).

CHICKEN IN THE GRASS

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken tenders in water and pat dry.
• Place in a zip lock sandwich bag.
• Add remaining ingredients for the chicken part of the recipe except the bacon grease , butter, and chips to the bag and seal. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• When ready to cook melt the bacon grease and butter in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and coat with the crumbled potato chips, save the marinade.
• Quick fry the tenders until done.
• Remove from skillet and keep warm between two dinner plates.
• Wash spinach and shake dry.
• Slice onion very thin.
• Chop garlic fine.
• Chop bacon.
• Add butter to fats remaining in skillet.
• Place onion , garlic, and bacon in skillet and saute until golden.
• Add spinach.
• Stir and mix until the spinach starts to wilt.
• Add the balsamic vinegar.
• Add the reserved marinade to the spinach mixture and continue to cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken tenders and mix in with spinach until heated back through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove spinach to dinner plates and top with the chicken tenders.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

CHICKEN WITH LEMONGRASS & COCONUT

Steps:

• Tip all the ingredients except the chicken, lime juice and herbs into a pan, bring to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered at a relaxed bubble for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, until the chicken is tender. Stir in the lime juice, then scatter over the herbs before serving with rice.