Vietnamese Lemon Grass Chicken

A. Ingredients for Marinade

500g chicken, cut into pieces, with bones
50g lemon grass
1 tsp Vietnamese fish sauce
14g garlic
6g ginger
30g shallots
20g chili, deseeded
20g spring onions, chopped
2tbsp oil
1tsp sugar
¼ tsp gourmet powder (optional)


Method:
1. Blend the lemon grass, garlic, ginger, shallots and chili. Sauté the mixture with oil till fragrant. Leave aside to cool.
2. Marinade chicken with the cool spice mixture and the rest of the ingredients for several hours, preferably, overnight.


B. Ingredients
3tbsp sugar
1tbsp oil
3tsp Vietnamese fish sauce
1\8tsp salt
2tbsp water
1no lemon grass, bashed
12g fresh chili, sliced
spring onions for garnishing


Method:
1. Caramelize the sugar over low heat till light golden-brown.
2. Add in the oil, lemon grass and the marinated chicken. Fry to seal the juices in the chicken before adding in the water, fish sauce and salt. Add in the chilies and some spring onions for garnishing.