Mok Gai – Crafts to Crumbs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (907g) chicken, boneless white or thigh meat cut into cube
• 2-3 tablespoons uncooked sticky rice, soaked overnight and drained
• 2-3 stalks (40g) of lemongrass, thinly sliced
• 2-3 (5g) Thai chilies
• 2 (160g) shallots or Spanish onion, sliced or chopped
• 5-6 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 ½ tablespoon fish sauce or padaek
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon MSG (optional)
• 1 handful (about 2 cups) lemon basil, removed from the stems
• 2 small bundles (85g) dried bean thread noodles (optional)