Lime and Lemongrass Chicken

Lime and Lemongrass Chicken

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 6 large slices of ginger
  • 6 kaffir lime leaves
  • 4 stalks lemongrass, white part only, trimmed
  • 1 large long red chilli, trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 4x 1oog chicken thigh coconut milk
  • 1.5 cups coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 80g baby spinach leaves
  • Coriander to serve

 

Method

  1. Place the ginger, lime leaves, lemongrass and chilli in the bowl of a small food processor and process until finely chopped.
  2. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat
  3. Add the oil and the lime leaf mixture and cook, stirring for 4 minutes or until fragrant
  4. Add the chicken and cook for 1 minute each side
  5. Add the coconut milk and fish sauce and simmer the chicken for 7 minutes each side or until chicken is tender
  6. Stir through the spinach
  7. Serve with steamed rice and coriander leaves