By Patrick Kong
Lemongrass Chicken Tenders w/ Nuoc Cham Mayo
8 steps
Prep:1h 30minCook:10min
Crispy, juicy lemongrass chicken with an explosive, but balanced nuoc cham mayo.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:28:25 GMT
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Ingredients
3 servings
12chicken tenders
½ cupall-purpose flour
½ cuppanko breadcrumbs
2eggs
beaten
neutral oil
for frying
scallion
julienned
Lemongrass Marinade
1 stalklemongrass
0.5shallot
rough chopped
2 clovesgarlic
rough chopped
1lime
juiced
2 tspfish sauce
2 tspbrown sugar
1 Tbspneutral oil
1 tspsalt
¼ tspchilli flakes
Nuoc Cham Mayo
Instructions
Nuoc Cham Mayo
Step 1
In a bowl, whisk an egg yolk with garlic and rice wine vinegar until slightly thickened.
Step 2
Very slowly stream in the oil while continuously whisking to emulsify. Increase the rate of oil as the mixture thickens.
Step 3
Add fish sauce, lime juice, sweet chilli sauce, and finely chopped thai chilli.
Lemongrass Marinade
Step 4
In a food processor, combine lemongrass, shallot, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, oil, salt, and chilli flakes until it becomes a fine paste.
Chicken Tenders
Step 5
Cover chicken with lemongrass marinade and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (preferably overnight).
Step 6
Remove excess marinade from the chicken and coat in all-purpose flour, beaten eggs, and panko breadcrumbs.
Step 7
Heat oil in a pot or deep fryer to 350 F. Then fry chicken tenders for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Step 8
Serve with nuoc cham mayo and garnish with julienned scallions.
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