Thai Chicken Tango Food

THAI GRILLED CHICKEN (GAI YANG)

Steps:

• Place Marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag. Massage to mix.
• Add the chicken into the ziplock bag and massage to spread the marinade over all the chicken. Marinate for a minimum of 3 hours, preferably overnight (up to 24 hours).
• Remove chicken from the Marinade and discard the Marinade (unless baking in the oven - refer Note 3).
• Heat the outdoor grill on medium high. Or heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a non stick pan over medium high heat on the stove.
• Cook the chicken until golden brown - around 3 minutes each side.
• Rest for a few minutes before serving with lime wedges on the side, and garnished with fresh chilies and cilantro, if using.

SPICY THAI CHICKEN AND VEGGIE NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles: Cook the Asian style noodles according to package directions.
• Make the sauce: Whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a medium size bowl and set aside.
• Saute the veggies: Heat the sesame oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced mushrooms to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes or until the mushrooms begin to brown, stirring them occasionally. Once the mushrooms have browned, add the sliced peppers and garlic and cook for an additional 3 minutes until the peppers begin to soften.
• Finish the noodles: Add the chopped chicken to the skillet and toss everything together, then pour the sauce and stir. Cook for 2 more minutes until the sauce comes to a boil. At this time you can taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add cooked noodles and toss everything together. The noodles will absorb all the extra sauce.
• Garnish and serve: Garnish with chopped green onions and peanuts.

THAI CHICKEN WRAP WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Toss chicken with soy and oil and grill 6 minutes on each side.
• Combine cucumber, sprouts, carrots, scallions, basil, mint and sesame with a generous sprinkle of sugar and vinegar. Season salad with salt, to taste.
• Whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and cayenne together. Stream in vegetable oil.
• Slice cooked chicken on an angle. Toss with veggies and herbs.
• In a very hot nonstick skillet or over a gas burner heat tortillas 15 seconds on each side.
• Pile chicken and veggies in wraps and drizzle liberally with spicy peanut sauce before wrapping and rolling.

THAI CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Peel shallots or onion and cut in half from top to root. Lay the cut sides flat on a board and thinly slice. Very finely slice the lemongrass, starting at the thinner end, stopping towards the base when it gets tough (often described as 'woody' and white in the centre).
• Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan for a couple of minutes until the oil separates (it looks more liquid at this point). Add the shallots or onion. Fry for 3-5 mins, until soft and translucent. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 min, stirring all the time.
• Add chicken pieces and stir until they are coated. Add the lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar, lime leaves and coconut milk. Bring slowly to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 mins until the chicken is cooked. Stir the curry a few times while it cooks, to stop it sticking and to keep the chicken submerged.
• While the chicken is cooking, strip the leaves from the coriander stalks, gather into a pile and chop very roughly. Taste the curry and add a little more curry paste and salt if you think it needs it. Stir half the coriander into the curry and sprinkle the rest over the top. Serve with Thai jasmine or basmati rice.

TANGY THAI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine curry paste and oil in a bowl. Stir until paste is softened.
• Mix in 3/4 of the coconut milk and taste the mixture. If it tastes bland, add more curry paste and salt, until it is pleasantly pungent. If too spicy, add a little more coconut milk.
• Place chicken into a plastic zip lock bag, pour in marinade and seal. Toss to coat evenly. Allow to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes. For a more intense flavor, marinate for several hours in refrigerator.
• Drain and discard the marinade. In a skillet or on a grill, on medium heat, grill the chicken 10 to 12 minutes, turning onto each side twice. Brush each side with a few tablespoons of chili sauce.
• The chicken is done when it is white throughout, but still juicy and the sauce is a bit caramelized in spots.
• Serve the chicken breasts whole or thickly sliced and mounded on a platter over rice. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and chopped cilantro. You can also serve a little chili sauce on the side.

CHICKEN TANGO

Steps:

• Pre- heat oven to 325° F. Bake tortillas for 10 minutes Let them cool. Blend tortillas into coarse powder, add Sargento cheese. Make sure cheese does not melt. Broil poblano peppers. Remove some charred skin. Chop ¼ red onion, garlic, poblano pepper and blend it well. Take ½ cup yoghurt in a bowl, add onion, garlic mixture. Add salt, pepper, lime juice, roasted cumin, red chili pepper, 1 tablespoons oil. Marinate chicken thighs in it for 30-45 minutes.
• For avocado sauce, blend avocado, 3tbsp yoghurt, ½ broiled poblano pepper, salt and lime juice.
• Toss the marinated chicken in tortilla and cheese mixture. Add olive oil in pan on slow heat. Add coated chicken and let it cook on both sides.
• For cole slaw finely chop red cabbage. Add salt, lime juice; mix it gently.
• To make spicy mango relish, chop mango into fine pieces and add small pieces of poblano pepper.