Recipe

Thai Chicken With Dipping Sauce And Mint Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Tippystclair / All my dishes 7 months, 2 weeks ago This is a delicious appetizer that you will find very different, because the chicken is wrapped in a mint leaf then dipped into chili dipping sauce. Enjoy! Prep:30m Cook:4m Servings:6	Tippystclai
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Ingredients

*You will need to marinate the chicken overnight or as long as possible before cooking.

2 large chicken breasts

Peanut or veg oil for frying

1 large bunch mint (at least 36 leaves)

For the marinade:

2 Tbsp fish sauce (Nam Plao)

2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

1 Tbsp caster sugar or finely ground white sugar

For the dipping sauce:

4 Tbsp caster sugar or finely ground white sugar

3 1/2 oz/100 ml rice vinegar

3 Tbsp water

5 red chilis, deseeded and chopped (If you prefer heat then leave the seeds. The Thais do!)

2 Tbsp lime juice

Dash salt

Bamboo skewers

Directions

Cut the chicken breasts into small cubes or chunks. Make 24-36 chunks.

Tumble in a bowl or container with the fish sauce, garlic and sugar. Cover the chicken and marinade mixture and leave overnight in the refrigerator.

Sauce:

Stir all sauce ingredients, EXCEPT lime juice and salt, in a pan. Bring to a bubbling boil and cook until reduced and syrupy.

Lightly salt and leave to go cold.

Process with a hand blender until fairly smooth , then stir in lime juice.

Cool in refrigerator overnight. Remove one hour before serving.

When ready to serve:

Preheat wok and oil

Drain chicken from marinade

Fry in a fairly deep pool of oil for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.

Drain on paper towel.

Arrange chicken and mint leaves on a plate or platter. Place the dipping sauce in a small bowl and place on the platter to the side. Arrange a bundle of skewers or cocktail sticks next to the bowl.

Wrap the chicken chunk in a mint leaf and dip into the sauce using a bamboo skewer.

**If you do not have time to make the sauce you can buy a good quality bottle of Thai dipping sauce and add the lime juice before serving.

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