Ingredients:
3 lb chicken
4 cloves garlic
1 large onion
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 salt
2 tbsp minced lemon grass
1 tsp ground chilies
4 tbsp fish sauce (nuoc mam)
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp caramel sauce
1 cup water
Instructions:
Rinse chicken and dry well. Cut into small pieces. Peel garlic and
slice finely. Cut onion into halves lengthwise and then cut
lengthwise into 1/2 inch strips. Heat oil in large frying pan over
medium heat. Add a pinch of of salt, garlic and onion. Fry over
medium heat until onion is opaque. Add lemon grass and chili. Fry 1 -
2 minutes until fragrant. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned.
Add fish sauce, sugar and caramel sauce. Mix well. Add 1 cup water
and cook 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Stir occasionally and
add water if necessary. CARAMEL SAUCE: Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 4
tablespoons of water in heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium
heat and let boil until mixture changes color. Turn heat down to low
and heat until brown. Add 1/2 cup water to mixture. Stir until sugar
dissolved. Remove from heat and store in jar in refrigerator.
Submitted By ROBERT.FOSTER@NASHVILLE.COM (ROBERT FOSTER) On 15 AUG
1995 132210 -0500
Servings: 4
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
Fables "The Milkmaid and her Pail" "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched." - Aesop
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