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Main course · Vietnamese

Com Tay Cam Ga (Chicken and Lemongrass Clay Pot Rice)

45 min Serves 4 ~467 kcal/serving ~£10.00 (£2.50/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 500 g chicken thigh fillets, diced
  • 320 g jasmine rice
  • 15 g dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 carrots, diced
  • 1 lemongrass stalks
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 spring onions
  • 2 garlic cloves

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
467 kcal
Protein
31.5 g
Carbohydrate
68.3 g
of which sugars
1.9 g
Fat
6.4 g
of which saturates
1.7 g
Fibre
2.5 g
Salt
2.06 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Soak the shiitake mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain and slice.

  2. 2

    Fry the chopped garlic and bruised lemongrass in a little oil in a heavy pot for 1 minute, then add the chicken and brown for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in the rice, mushrooms, carrot and fish sauce, then add 500ml water.

  4. 4

    Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat to low and cook for 18 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.

  5. 5

    Remove the lemongrass, scatter with spring onions and serve straight from the pot.

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