Vietnamese Chicken Fritters - Get Cracking

Ingredients

• 2 lemongrass stalk
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
• 60 ml fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 1-inch piece ginger
• 22 ml cornstarch
• 2 ml salt
• 800 g boneless skinless chicken breast, coarsely chopped
• 2 eggs
• 45 ml oil divided
• 1 head leaf lettuce
• fresh cilantro and mint sprigs for garnish
• cooked sticky rice
• 60 ml hot water
• 30 ml light brown sugar
• 30 ml each fish sauce, rice vinegar and lime juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 red finger chilies, thinly sliced