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Chicken with lemongrass
A cross between a soup and stew, this dish captures the exciting spicy and sour flavours of South-east Asia. Lemongrass gives a citrus touch, and creamed coconut – using just the minimum for flavour – adds richness without excessive fat. Using the poaching liquid as the broth preserves the water-soluble ... See more
A cross between a soup and stew, this dish captures the exciting spicy and sour flavours of South-east Asia. Lemongrass gives a citrus touch, and creamed coconut – using just the minimum for flavour – adds richness without excessive fat. Using the poaching liquid as the broth preserves the water-soluble vitamins.
Ready in 1 hour 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 small fresh red chilli, such as bird's-eye, split open lengthways but left whole
- 1 garlic clove, cut in half
- 1 cm (½ in) piece fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into 4 slices
- 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and cut in half
- 4 chicken joints, such as breasts or thighs, about 170 g (6 oz) each, skinned
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 250 g (9 oz) fine French beans, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 courgette, sliced lengthways with a vegetable peeler into thin strips
- 75 g (2½ oz) creamed coconut, crumbled
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- salt and pepper
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Preparation method
Prep: 55 mins | Cook: 25 minsTo turn this into a more filling dish, add some noodles. Soak 100 g (3½ oz) Chinese egg noodles in boiling water for 3 minutes, or according to the packet instructions, then drain. Stir into the reduced cooking liquid with the chicken and vegetables in step 5. * Replace the green beans with asparagus tips, adding them with the courgettes. Also add 225 g (8 oz) frozen peas, straight from the freezer, after dissolving the creamed coconut. * Tiny red bird's-eye chilli is fiery-hot. To reduce the heat in this dish, seed the chilli, remove it after the liquid infuses, or replace it with a milder red chilli or a green one.
Plus pointsFrench beans are a good source of the B vitamin folate, essential for a healthy pregnancy. It is important to ensure a good intake of folate in the early stages of pregnancy to prevent spina bifida. Folate may also have a role in helping to protect against heart disease.
Each serving providesB6, B1, B2, C, folate, niacin, copper, iron, potassium, zinc
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