Vietnamese Noodles with Lemongrass Chicken (Bun Ga Nuong)

Ingredients

• 600 800g skinless chicken thigh fillets
• 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 stalk lemongrass (white part only, bruised and sliced into pieces)
• ¼ cup fish sauce
• 4 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 red birdseye chilli (finely chopped )
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• ½ tbsp oil
• 200g vermicelli noodles
• 2 carrots (julienned)
• 2 cucumbers (remove seeds and julienne)
• 5 cups iceberg lettuce (finely sliced)
• 3 cups bean sprouts
• Handful of mint leaves
• Handful of coriander
• Lime wedges (to serve - optional)