Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, or chicken tenders
• 2 lemongrass stalks
• ¼ cup fish sauce
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 ½ tablespoons superfine sugar, to taste
• 2 red chiles, halved, seeded, and shredded, divided
• 2 tablespoons peanut or sunflower oil (or other oil of your choice)
• 1 onion, halved, cut into slim crescent moon-shaped slices
• ½ cup chicken stock
• Juice of ½ to 1 lime, plus extra if needed
• 2 tablespoons purple amaranth or cilantro leaves, to serve (optional)
• ½ tablespoon sesame seeds, to serve (optional)